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Comment: Time for finance firms to stop discrimination against cancer survivors

Mark Lawler of Queens University Belfast and Averil Power of the Irish Cancer Society make the case for right to be forgotten laws

Many survivors are unable to secure loans or insurance, owing to a previous cancer diagnosis. Picture: Getty

In many European countries, including Ireland, cancer survivors face a significant number of barriers that may prevent them from having a good quality of life after cancer. One of the barriers that they often face is financial.

Despite the fact that long-term cancer survivors can be considered “cured” of their disease, they can still face financial discrimination in access not only to mortgages and loans, but also to health and travel insurance, all because of ...