Working With Cancer® helps people and workplaces navigate cancer and work with compassion, practical guidance and professional expertise. 

We support employers, employees and carers with cancer coaching, training and consultancy. Our work is shaped by lived experience of cancer, either through our own diagnosis or through caring for someone with cancer, giving us an authentic understanding of the practical realities and emotional challenges involved. 

As a non-profit social enterprise, all profits are reinvested to provide free coaching for people who cannot afford it. 

One in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer in our lifetime, and many people affected by cancer will continue working during or after treatment. As more people live with and beyond cancer, more workplaces will need to understand how to support employees and carers well. With over 200 different types of cancer, and experiences varying enormously even between people with the same diagnosis, workplace support needs to be flexible, personalised and go well beyond a standard return-to-work package. 

Cancer Coaching 

Cancer coaching is a confidential, personalised programme of one-to-one sessions with a qualified coach who has lived experience of cancer.  

We provide this to employers, employees living with cancer, people returning to work after treatment, carers balancing work with caring responsibilities, and anyone navigating cancer and work without the support of an employer. 

Uniquely, employers are provided with unlimited coaching, advice and guidance when we are supporting an employee of theirs with cancer or a carer for someone with cancer

To find out more, visit our pages for employers, employees and carers

Training 

The support an employee receives from their line manager can make a profound difference to their experience of cancer at work. Our training equips managers with the confidence and skills to navigate sensitive conversations, understand their legal responsibilities, make appropriate adjustments and respect confidentiality, while supporting both the individual and the wider team. 

Our sessions are tailored to each organisation’s needs and can range from short awareness sessions to longer workshops and masterclasses. 

To find out more, visit our employers page. 

Policy and Consultancy 

We help organisations strengthen the way they support employees affected by cancer and carers. This may include reviewing existing policies, developing cancer and carer policies, advising on workplace adjustments, and supporting longer-term good practice. 

To find out more, visit our employers page. 

Best Practice Guides 

Working With Cancer has written four comprehensive Best Practice Guides to help employers, managers and HR teams support people affected by cancer at work. These are available as print or digital downloads. 

Visit our Best Practice Guides page to find out more. 

Health Professionals, Charities and Social Enterprises 

We provide coaching, training and advisory services to health professionals, cancer charities and social enterprises that support people affected by cancer, with reduced rates available.  

Doctors who are in financial need may also be able to apply to have their coaching paid for through our special arrangement with the Society for the Assistance of Medical Families. 

To find out more, please contact us