Annalisa Belloni

• Policy & Insight

Health is wealth: tackling cancer to grow the economy

The UK economy loses £10.3bn each year due to people dying of cancer. We want policymakers to recognise that protecting people’s health isn’t a cost, it’s an investment. The UK economy loses £10.3bn each year due to people dying of cancer. We want policymakers to recognise that protecting people’s health isn’t a cost, it’s an investment.

27 June 2025

• Policy & Insight

The cost of cancer: what does it mean for the UK economy?

The OECD has published a report looking into the economic impacts of cancer around the world. We believe it can be a powerful tool for change. It shows how focusing on cancer can help drive the UK’s economic growth - and, crucially, it records the cost of doing nothing. The OECD has published a report looking into the economic impacts of cancer around the world. We believe it can be a powerful tool for change. It shows how focusing on cancer can help drive the UK’s economic growth - and, crucially, it records the cost of doing nothing.

21 November 2024