FOCUS | The battle against cancer is not only mentally and physically challenging, but also financially costly. Even after recovering from cancer, the battle does not end there as cancer survivors often find themselves shunned by employers.

For many, a second chance in life does not come by easy. Adam (not real name), is one such example.

Adam was diagnosed with Stage II Hodgkin's Lymphoma in February 2016 and began his chemotherapy the same month.

By his third treatment, he was finding it difficult to cope in his job at a logistic company as he was suffering from weakness and fatigue. He resigned the following month.

Five months later, towards the tail end of his treatment in August 2016, Adam finally decided to rejoin the workforce and began applying for jobs.

However, even after he was declared cancer-free in October of that year, Adam was still unable to land a job.

Adam said he couldn't go back to his old company as they had found a replacement.

"I don't blame them because they found someone else to replace me, I was gone for a long time," he said.

However, other companies were not keen on hiring him....