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Alarming number of carers sacrificing own health by putting off medical treatments |
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This year, carers and young carers local support services across the UK are holding events for Carers Week from 18 to 22 June. Carers Week 2012 will be focusing on the wellbeing of carers with the theme - In Sickness and Health. Carers Trust is one of eight Carers Week charity partners. The results of a new nationwide survey of 3,360 carers, carried out for Carers Week, reveal two out of five carers have put off medical treatment because of their caring role, making the problem worse for half of those carers.
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