Wednesday Feb 14, 2024

011: Self-employment and Illness

Bowel Research UK’s Patient and Public Involvement Manager Sam Alexandra Rose is joined by Pete Wheatstone to discuss his experiences of having bowel cancer while being self-employed. They talk about how bowel cancer symptoms, diagnoses, treatments, and long-term effects impact business for those who work for themselves. They also cover the differences between being employed and self-employed with cancer, including the financial implications, support networks, and communication. Talk also turns to how researchers and clinicians can help people to make informed decisions on an individual, shared decision-making basis.

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Music is “Summer Guitar” by Amaksi from Pixabay.

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