More cancer survivors are returning to work. Are employers ready to support them?

[SINGAPORE] When Rachel (not her real name) was diagnosed with Stage 3 nasopharyngeal cancer at the age of 51, she assumed her biggest battle would be treatment.

Instead, one of her toughest challenges came later: returning to her job as support staff in an international school.

As more cancer survivors return to work, employers increasingly face the question of how to support them – but efforts on the ground remain inconsistent, even as Singapore marks National Cancer Survivors Month in June.