There is a real issue in the U.S. concerning how it affects someone's career when they get cancer. In extreme cases, people get fired. By some estimates, it happens with regularity. The University of Michigan Health System says 30% of women with breast cancer lose their jobs within four years of their diagnosis.
Fired Because of Cancer
In extreme cases - people are fired after disclosing their cancer diagnosis
University of Michigan Health System
of women with breast cancer lose their jobs within 4 years
This piece focuses on a woman named Pamela Johnston, who claims she was fired after disclosing her metastatic breast cancer status. Her employer completely denied this and said her firing was due to incidents of “unprofessional conduct.” Johnston says she decided to speak up because she thinks her case is part of a larger issue. “I’m going to continue standing up for justice, in my name and in other patients’ names,” Pamela says.
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