For this blog, I read an article about how recovering cancer patients have a harder time getting jobs than people who haven't had cancer. This makes sense to me, because companies don't want to have to deal with the extra expenses and health care costs, but at the same time I feel so bad for the people trying to find jobs. I imagine that it lowers their confidence level quite a bit, and just reminds them once again that they aren't like everyone else, as hard as they try to be, and they can't afford to not work with all of their medical costs. This article particularly hits home to me, because my uncle has cancer. His cancer is not treatable by radiation or chemo, and he also is a single dad of a super-adorable 4 year-old. His cancer was in remission, but is now back. I can't imagine what would happen if he got fired, as he is barley making it by as it is. Having cancer isn't anything that someone hopes they get, so why can't businesses see that, and treat everyone fairly?Caryn-Rabin, Roni. "Cancer Survivors Struggle to Find Jobs, Study Finds." New York Times. 17 Feb 2009. 22 Mar 2009 <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/health/18cancer.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=struggle&st=cse>.
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