Group Income Protection Cancer Pathway
Supporting your business and employees through cancer
About the Cancer Pathway
As the number of people living with cancer increases1, so does the need for support for those impacted.
Cancer is incredibly difficult for the person going through it and for family and friends. It can also be tough for employers to know how to deal with the situation.
The Cancer Pathway provides quick and easy access to support at diagnosis, through treatment, after treatment and end of life – whenever it is needed.
Access to pathwayHow do I access the pathway?
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Step 1
Email pathway@unum.co.uk.
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Step 2
One of our trained health professionals will contact you within 48 hours to assess your needs.
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Step 3
We’ll use the services within this section to create a ‘pathway’ that’s appropriate for you.
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Employer support
Employee support
Key statistics
In 2015, there were an estimated 890,000 people of working age living with cancer in the UK and this is set to increase to over 1 million by 20302.
On average, 1,000 cases of cancer were diagnosed everyday3.
A Macmillan survey in 2016 found that 86% of line managers said they have not been given any training on how to support people with long term conditions including cancer4.
1 Macmillan: Statistics fact sheet (2021)
2 Macmillan: The Rich Picture, People of working age with cancer (2017)
3 Cancer Research UK: Cancer incidence for all cancers combined
4 Macmillan Cancer Support and YouGov PLC: Work and Cancer Survey (2018)
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