Find practical fact sheets to help workplaces support employees impacted by cancer.
Resources for employers
The fact sheets below help managers and HR teams support employees affected by cancer. They include information on cancer, treatment, and side effects. They also offer practical tips for helping employees with a cancer diagnosis.
To make these easy to access, consider linking to this page on your company intranet, adding the PDFs directly to the intranet, or downloading and sharing them as needed.
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Cancer: an overview
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Talking to your employee about cancer
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Managing the effects of treatment
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Creating cancer-friendly workplaces
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Supporting a co-worker with cancer
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Supporting working carers
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Death and bereavement
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Cancer in the workplace: other support
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These fact sheets have been developed by Cancer Council NSW on behalf of all other state and territory Cancer Councils as part of a National Cancer Information Subcommittee initiative.
We thank the expert and consumer reviewers of this fact sheet and also the experts, consumers and editorial teams who have worked on current and previous versions of this information.
Below are the reviewers on each of the fact sheets.
Cancer: an overview
Jenny Lee, Medical Oncologist, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW; Joey Tass, Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, NSW; Andrea Concannon, Consumer; Felicity Hale, Supportive Care Specialist, Cancer Council NSW; Pamela Campusano Vallejos, Consumer; Kaylene Jacques, Director, People and Culture, Cancer Council NSW; Emily Mitchell, Advanced Occupational Therapist, Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service, QLD; Anushka Methananda, General Manager, People and Culture, Publicis Groupe Australia; Sophie Michele, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Jonathan Park, Consumer; Lucy Wilson, Chief People Officer, Gumtree Australia, NSW; Fiona Wiseman, Senior Social Worker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Sue Woodall, Consumer and founder LiveWorkCancer, Sydney, NSW.
Talking to an employee about cancer
NSW; Joey Tass, Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, NSW; Andrea Concannon, Consumer; Felicity Hale, Supportive Care Specialist, Cancer Council NSW; Pamela Campusano Vallejos, Consumer; Kaylene Jacques, Director, People and Culture, Cancer Council NSW; Emily Mitchell, Advanced Occupational Therapist, Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service, QLD; Anushka Methananda, General Manager, People and Culture, Publicis Groupe Australia; Sophie Michele, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Jonathan Park, Consumer; Lucy Wilson, Chief People Officer, Gumtree Australia, NSW; Fiona Wiseman, Senior Social Worker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Sue Woodall, Consumer and founder LiveWorkCancer, Sydney, NSW.
Managing the effects of treatment
Jenny Lee, Medical Oncologist, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, NSW; Joey Tass, Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, NSW; Andrea Concannon, Consumer; Felicity Hale, Supportive Care Specialist, Cancer Council NSW; Pamela Campusano Vallejos, Consumer; Kaylene Jacques, Director, People and Culture, Cancer Council NSW; Emily Mitchell, Advanced Occupational Therapist, Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service, QLD; Anushka Methananda, General Manager, People and Culture, Publicis Groupe Australia; Sophie Michele, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Jonathan Park, Consumer; Lucy Wilson, Chief People Officer, Gumtree Australia, NSW; Fiona Wiseman, Senior Social Worker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Sue Woodall, Consumer and founder LiveWorkCancer, Sydney, NSW.
Creating cancer-friendly workplaces
Joey Tass, Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, NSW; Andrea Concannon, Consumer; Felicity Hale, Supportive Care Specialist, Cancer Council NSW; Pamela Campusano Vallejos, Consumer; Kaylene Jacques, Director, People and Culture, Cancer Council NSW; Emily Mitchell, Advanced Occupational Therapist, Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service, QLD; Anushka Methananda, General Manager, People and Culture, Publicis Groupe Australia; Sophie Michele, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Jonathan Park, Consumer; Lucy Wilson, Chief People Officer, Gumtree Australia, NSW; Fiona Wiseman, Senior Social Worker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Sue Woodall, Consumer and founder LiveWorkCancer, Sydney, NSW.
Supporting a co-worker with cancer
Joey Tass, Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, NSW; Andrea Concannon, Consumer; Felicity Hale, Supportive Care Specialist, Cancer Council NSW; Pamela Campusano Vallejos, Consumer; Kaylene Jacques, Director, People and Culture, Cancer Council NSW; Emily Mitchell, Advanced Occupational Therapist, Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service, QLD; Anushka Methananda, General Manager, People and Culture, Publicis Groupe Australia; Sophie Michele, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Jonathan Park, Consumer; Lucy Wilson, Chief People Officer, Gumtree Australia, NSW; Fiona Wiseman, Senior Social Worker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Sue Woodall, Consumer and founder LiveWorkCancer, Sydney, NSW.
Supporting working carers
Joey Tass, Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, NSW; Andrea Concannon, Consumer; Felicity Hale, Supportive Care Specialist, Cancer Council NSW; Pamela Campusano Vallejos, Consumer; Kaylene Jacques, Director, People and Culture, Cancer Council NSW; Emily Mitchell, Advanced Occupational Therapist, Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service, QLD; Anushka Methananda, General Manager, People and Culture, Publicis Groupe Australia; Sophie Michele, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Jonathan Park, Consumer; Lucy Wilson, Chief People Officer, Gumtree Australia, NSW; Fiona Wiseman, Senior Social Worker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Sue Woodall, Consumer and founder LiveWorkCancer, Sydney, NSW.
Death and bereavement
Joey Tass, Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, NSW; Andrea Concannon, Consumer; Felicity Hale, Supportive Care Specialist, Cancer Council NSW; Pamela Campusano Vallejos, Consumer; Kaylene Jacques, Director, People and Culture, Cancer Council NSW; Emily Mitchell, Advanced Occupational Therapist, Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service, QLD; Anushka Methananda, General Manager, People and Culture, Publicis Groupe Australia; Sophie Michele, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Jonathan Park, Consumer; Lucy Wilson, Chief People Officer, Gumtree Australia, NSW; Fiona Wiseman, Senior Social Worker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Sue Woodall, Consumer and founder LiveWorkCancer, Sydney, NSW.
Cancer in the workplace: other support
Joey Tass, Partner, Hunt & Hunt Lawyers, NSW; Andrea Concannon, Consumer; Felicity Hale, Supportive Care Specialist, Cancer Council NSW; Pamela Campusano Vallejos, Consumer; Kaylene Jacques, Director, People and Culture, Cancer Council NSW; Emily Mitchell, Advanced Occupational Therapist, Gold Coast Specialist Palliative Care Service, QLD; Anushka Methananda, General Manager, People and Culture, Publicis Groupe Australia; Sophie Michele, 13 11 20 Consultant, Cancer Council SA; Jonathan Park, Consumer; Lucy Wilson, Chief People Officer, Gumtree Australia, NSW; Fiona Wiseman, Senior Social Worker, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC; Sue Woodall, Consumer and founder LiveWorkCancer, Sydney, NSW.
