{"id":490,"date":"2022-04-06T16:33:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T20:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.takeactionagainstcancer.com\/?page_id=490"},"modified":"2023-09-07T23:23:39","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T03:23:39","slug":"get-the-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/takeactionagainstcancer.com\/paid-time-off\/get-the-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Get The Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
Every year in NYS, more than 25,000 people are diagnosed with breast, cervical, or colon cancer.\u00a0 These cancers can be found early or prevented through screening tests.\u00a0 Screenings can find cancers early when they may be easier to treat, or some cancers, before they start.\u00a0 Examples of cancer screenings are: mammograms, Pap smears, fecal tests, and colonoscopies<\/p>
Finding cancer early can save lives, as treatment is most likely to be successful. Individuals may not get their recommended cancer screening for reasons such as:<\/p>
Similar to sick, vacation, or personal leave, paid time off (PTO) for cancer screenings can help employees be up to date with their recommended screenings for cancers such as breast, cervical, and colorectal. Employers can adopt their own organizational policy allowing employees to take paid time off for cancer screenings. In NYS, public employees are already provided four hours of PTO for any cancer screenings.<\/p>
A paid time off benefit for cancer screening is important because it alleviates a significant barrier to cancer screenings. Employees do not need to choose between a potentially life-saving screening and a paycheck. In fact, employees are more likely to get screened for cancer than employees without paid time off.[1]<\/a>, [2]<\/a> In addition, employees getting cancer screenings can reduce health care costs related to cancer. In fact, cancer is one of the top five most costly diseases in the United States: it leads to substantial work loss, number of work days lost, and absenteeism costs. [3]<\/a> Cancer is estimated to cost a business more than $1,600 in lost productivity per year for each employee diagnosed. [4]<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\tDid You Know\u2026?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Cancer Screenings in the Pandemic<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t