Hello. New to this forum and having a very frustrating time finding travel insurance, for which I don't seem to be alone having read some posts on here.
Out of the blue (ie no symptoms) I was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in November 2021, age 64. Was immediately started on hormone suppression injections (3-monthly) and regular blood tests have confirmed my PSA has returned to 'normal' indicating that the cancer is currently inactive (ie below 5 I believe). My PSA has been below 1 for the past year and my last test result two weeks ago was 0.04. I had courses of chemo and radiotherapy in 2022 but only the hormone treatment since then. Basically, I feel fine and my Oncologist confirms I am fit to travel and being retired I understandably want to make the most of things while I can.
In short, I've been negotiating various travel insurance questionnaires and end up effectively stuck when asked about the cancer spread because they ask whether my latest scan shows the cancer to be increasing, decreasing or stable. The problem is that I've only ever had one scan, which can only show the spread but not whether it is increasing/decreasing etc. So I can't answer their questions. They also ask about ongoing treatment but don't include hormone suppression thereapy so I have to answer 'Other Type of Treatment' and this seems to be a red flag to them. I've tried to explain that prostate cancer (my type anyway) is monitored through PSA testing rather than scans and that all my tests for the past two years show that my cancer is dormant, but of course I'm only speaking to someone in a call centre and they can only work from their script. I've tried comparison sites, StaySure, AllClear but they all seem to use the same questionnaire software so I end up with the same issues.
I surely can't be the only person in this situation so this post is to ask if anyone knows of a company that actually understands the medical issues involved.
