People dying early of cancer costs UK economy £10.3bn a year, study finds

Cancer Research UK says this is more than any other health condition and 350,000 years of productivity are lost

People dying early of cancer costs the UK economy 10.3bn a year, more than any other health condition, a study has revealed.

That is the total cost of the 350,000 years of lost productivity recorded across Britain every year because adults have died prematurely of the disease, according to Cancer Research UK (CRUK).