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For World Cancer Day, Workplace Options, in partnership with WTW, released a comprehensive cancer health guide to help employers create inclusive, flexible workplaces. The guide supports employees navigating cancer, empowering them to return to work with confidence, dignity, and the support they need.<\/p>\n

Read the full press release from WTW here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13899,"template":"","categories":[224,324],"tags":[332],"tipes":[33],"region":[],"class_list":["post-13898","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employee-wellbeing","category-return-to-work-en","tag-worldcancerday","tipes-wpo-in-the-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCancer incidence in Asia Pacific continues to rise, making workplace support more critical than ever - Workplace Options - Singapore<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"On World Cancer Day, WTW and Workplace Options spotlight how cancer-inclusive workplaces support employees\u2019 wellbeing and return to work.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.workplaceoptions.com\/sg\/news\/cancer-incidence-in-asia-pacific-continues-to-rise-making-workplace-support-more-critical-than-ever\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cancer incidence in Asia Pacific continues to rise, making workplace support more critical than ever\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On World Cancer Day, WTW and Workplace Options spotlight how cancer-inclusive workplaces support employees\u2019 wellbeing and return to work.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.workplaceoptions.com\/sg\/news\/cancer-incidence-in-asia-pacific-continues-to-rise-making-workplace-support-more-critical-than-ever\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Workplace Options - 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