Making the law work better for people with cancer is the latest report from a joint project between the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer and Cancer Council Victoria. Their aim is to examine the laws and policies that impact on Victorians with cancer as well as their families. Areas they have looked at include:
- access to treatment - those who live furthest from metropolitan areas fare worse and have an increased financial burden in their cancer care
- employment - sick leave, discrimination and returning to work issues
- insurance - discrimination and genetic testing in insurance
The Director of the McCabe Centre, Jonathan Liberman, wrote a piece in The Conversation last week which summarised the report: Reducing discrimination and financial burdens for people with cancer.
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