I have stage 4 prostrate cancer but it is being managed by jag & hormone treatment and PSA LEVELS are zero.I have been told its not curable but manageable. Am I classed as terminal for insurance purposes ??
I have stage 4 prostrate cancer but it is being managed by jag & hormone treatment and PSA LEVELS are zero.I have been told its not curable but manageable. Am I classed as terminal for insurance purposes ??
Hi Scottie,
NO!
Technically stage 4 just means it has spread to different parts of your body. There is no formal definition of terminal but it is generally understood to mean that a patient is expected to die within six weeks. To put this into a personal context, I was diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer in 2013.
Shop around for travel insurance - just be brutally honest when answering their questions but don’t offer any information they don’t adk you for. I’ve used both insurancewith and allclear in the past. They will charge a lot more if you’ve just completed treatment or are awaiting treatment. Single trip may be all they’ll agree to but multi-trip can give value for money if you plan more than one trip in the next year.
Whoever your ask, check out the small print before signing - I once almost bought what looked like a good value policy only to find they’d excluded any pre-existing conditions including my cancer.
Best wishes
Dave
I get so angry with these insurance people I don't understand why Macmillan hasn't set up a travel website for cancer patients , as they don't do much to help when I've needed them except pass the buck to someone else,
I get so angry with these insurance people I don't understand why Macmillan hasn't set up a travel website for cancer patients , as they don't do much to help when I've needed them except pass the buck to someone else,