Travel insurance

Hi  and welcome to the Online Community but so sorry to hear about your husbands diagnosis. It’s would be great to get in a holiday but Travel Insurance is a challenge.

This a copy and paste from our Travel Insurance Group.

Unfortunately, it can be more difficult to find reasonably priced travel insurance when someone has a cancer diagnosis but hopefully you'll be able to find some after looking at recommendations from other members in the group.

Do have a look through the 'recommended travel insurance' thread, as it's where the majority of recommendations from other forum members are. If not, clicking on the link I've created will take you straight there.

It is best to phone the insurance companies rather than try and do online quotes as often at the end of the online quote it will often tell you to phone the company and you'll then have to go through all the information again. Also sometimes the broker can refer to the underwriters to see if they would provide cover when an online quote might just give you a straight refusal. 

Make sure that you have all the information to hand about your diagnosis and treatment before contacting the insurers. This is a list of things an insurance provider might want to know when you're applying for insurance. Some providers might ask for a letter from your doctor saying that you are well enough to travel. This could come from your cancer team or GP.

You may talking with others who are walking the same type of cancer support journey and when it comes to the practical challenges of supporting someone you may benefit from talking with others caring for family and friends so do check out our Carers only and Supporting someone with incurable cancer groups where you will connect with others supporting family and friends

To join a group just click on the link above then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens.

You can then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones). You can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'. 

It’s always good to talk so do call the Macmillan Support Services on 0808 808 00 00 - most services are open 8am to 8pm, 7 days a week Clicking here to see what is available. This service provides lots of cancer information, support, financial guidance or just a listening ear.

We also have Cancer Nurse Team in our Ask an Expert section, but do allow two working days for replies from our expert team.

All the very best ((hugs))

I found Boots insurance quite good my husband has lung cancer. 

Thanks for your response. I will definitely try boots they seem to have a good reputation. 

Thanx for all the information. I'm new to the online community.  But so glad I can talk to people who are taking the same journey. 

I hope it helps I got it before covid when they said his last scan said no sign of any cancer now. But over lockdown it returned and has spread to bones. I've also just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Hopefully we will get to travel again, I would definitely try Boots. Wishing you well. 

Greetings all.

I am new to this so do forgive me if I'm hitting the wrong buttons.

I have multiple myeloma and am in second phase of treatment have postponed SCT as I am a bit worn out by treatment.  I realise that I do need to have a break as I am still working (surely wrong at 65) and was looking in to travel insurance.  Seeing the advice above about Boots, I tried them only to be told they are not taking on new customers as they are undergoing changes with their insurers.

Has anyone tried other companies?

Best wishes to all

Hi  and welcome to the community.

As far as Travel Insurance goes follow the links I put up in my first reply on this thread as this will open you up to a wider group of people who have walked this complicated subject.

The community has various support groups so you may want to join our Myeloma and indeed our dedicated Stem cell transplant group (I have had two Allo (donor) SCTs for my type of NHL)

To join a group just click on the link above then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens.

You can then introduce yourself by putting up a ‘New Thread’ or hit the box with the X on the top right (phones), you could just copy and paste the text from this your first post. You can also join in with existing ‘Discussions’ by clicking on 'reply'. 

Always around to help out.

Hi Thehighlander

Many thanks for that.  I have contacted Allclear and they were so helpful and provided what I thought to be a good quote (£800) for one year travel insurance in UK and Europe for me and my wife. Kieran at Allclear could not have been more helpful.

Best

Fastnet

That’s actually not that bad for someone looking down the barrel of a Stem Cell Transplant.

It was a good two years post my second SCT that I managed to even get a quote that was not in the 1000s