Many cancer carers 'hold down full-time jobs'

Around half a million people in the UK currently caring for someone with cancer are in full-time work, research shows.

Data from Macmillan Cancer Support shows more than 50,000 people may be providing over a week’s worth of care to a loved-one with cancer – 35 hours of care – despite holding down a full-time job.

The research, carried out by Ipsos MORI, found one in ten – or around 100,000 people in the UK - provides a staggering 50 hours or more of care each week.

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