The number one driver of health care costs in the United States is chronic conditions like cancer. With cancer rates rising among young adults, employers face mounting challenges in managing health care costs while ensuring employee wellbeing.
Many people ages 18 to 49 fall outside the recommended proactive guidelines for key cancer screenings, which typically start at 40 or 45. This timing gap, combined with busy schedules, lack of primary care relationships and lifestyle factors like poor diet and environmental exposures, creates critical barriers to early detection. However, employers can be pivotal in addressing this growing health crisis through strategic preventive care programs and employee education initiatives.
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