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Back to work after cancer

A long absence from work may require support, flexibility and rehabilitation. The best results come from cooperation between the employer, employee and occupational health service.

Cancer and your finances

Having cancer can radically undermine your and your family’s financial situation. Even in the early stages of the disease it is good to bear in mind that dealing with various expenses, benefits and reimbursements will require some effort on your part.

Exercise and cancer

Research shows that there is strong evidence that exercise has many benefits for people with cancer.

Cancer and sexuality

Being diagnosed with cancer can affect your sexuality in many ways. These effects are always individual and situation-specific.

Services

The services of cancer organizations are intended for everyone who is thinking about issues related to cancer.

After cancer

Increasingly more people with cancer can return to normal life following treatment.

Facts about cancer

One in three people in Finland will develop cancer at some point during their lifetime. Every year, about 30 000 people are diagnosed with cancer. But two thirds of them recover from the disease. These pages contain basic information about how cancer develops, cancer research, and different cancers and their symptoms.

For family and friends

Cancer is a severe blow not only for the person with the disease but for his or her relatives and friends.

Cancer magazine Lapset ja nuoret