Cancer is reshaping the workforce and employer risk faster than ever. Although survival rates continue to improve, cancer remains one of the most significant and fastest‑growing drivers of employer healthcare spend, affecting one in ten adult members and contributing to productivity loss, caregiver strain, and retention challenges. Holmes Murphy’s data shows incidence and cost trends are rising while opportunities for earlier detection and lower‑cost intervention remain unevenly addressed.
Our whitepaper explores where employers can have the greatest impact today. Drawing on real claims data and an independent, analytics‑driven perspective, Holmes Murphy highlights how screening gaps, delayed diagnoses, and care variation create avoidable risk and outlines strategies to address them. For organizations focused on protecting their people while stewarding long‑term resources, this is a call to move from awareness to action.
