Cancer Travel Insurance

To get a quote by telephone, please contact us on 01273 773 017 or chris@jsinsurance.co.uk

JS Insurance provides Single Trip, Annual Multi Trip and Long Stay Travel Insurance to those who have Cancer.

Cancer is a class of disease where the cells begin to grow and reproduce in an uncontrollable way creating a lump called a tumour. These cells can then invade and destroy healthy tissues, including organs. If you have cancer and wish to go on holiday, it is vital that you first get travel insurance cover.Tumours can be either benign or malignant.

Benign are not cancerous. This tumour does not spread and can often be removed and does not come back.

Malignant are cancerous. This tumour spreads or metastasizes to the other parts of the body.

Travelling with Cancer:

If you have cancer and you want to go on holiday there are some things you should consider. First, you should check with your doctor to make sure it is safe for you to travel.

It is important that you are covered with the right travel insurance for you. When getting a quote for travel insurance, we will ask you a number of questions to make sure you get the right quote. These will be:

• What type of cancer do you (or did you) have?

For Breast cancer/Bowel cancer/Prostate cancer:

• Has the disease ever spread beyond the breast?
• How long ago was the initial diagnosis of breast cancer made?
• Was the breast cancer completely surgically removed after diagnosis?
• How frequently are you seeing a hospital doctor about your cancer? (do not count plastic surgery)
• Are you currently having any treatment or is any planned?
• Are you currently on any form of hormone therapy?
• Are strong painkillers being taken?

If you have just had treatment, the after effects on your body need to be taken into consideration. If you suffer from nausea or diarrhoea as a result of treatment, you need to take this into consideration when planning your travel.

Some types of medication can also make you more sensitive to the sun, so make sure you have a high SPF to protect yourself with from sun burn.

Will you be at more risk of an infection? This may affect your mode of transport when going on holiday. Flying could put you at more of a risk of infection or blood clots. With the possibility of Deep Vein Thrombosis, this could become a serious issue for you.

You also need to consider whether or not you will need a wheelchair when you are on holiday, and if so choose a holiday destination that provides wheelchair access.

Certain countries may require you to have a vaccination. If you are taking certain drugs, this may not be possible for you following treatment.

Always make sure you have enough of the medication you require before travelling, and keep it with you in your hand luggage instead of any luggage you may be separated from.

If you are travelling with others, we can include them on the policy even if they do not have any pre existing medical conditions.

We will ask you a number of questions relating to your pre existing medical conditions, this will help us to provide you with a comprehensive quote.

We recommend that you read the Terms and Conditions for the full details of our Travel Insurance policy.

Useful Websites: About Cancer - Travelling with Cancer - Travel and Cancer Information - Traveling While Undergoing Chemotherapy - NHS Cancer Information

To get a quote by telephone, please contact us on 01273 773 017 or chris@jsinsurance.co.uk

This Travel Insurance is provided by goodtogoinsurance.com. goodtogoinsurance.com is an appointed representative of Ancile Insurance Group Ltd. which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority - No 471641.