Just bought Travel Insurance.

1. Thanks Tom I will try MIA insurance as I'm about to give up 

Thanks for the info.  I've just tried Saga and got a quote of £290 for one week to Portugal. (The quote from All Clear was £570 for a week).  I have a bone marrow disease and have recently had successful surgery for lung cancer.  I'll try MIA now and see if I can get it any cheaper.  Hope you have a great anniversary break.  UPDATE - online quote from MIA was £856 for one week. Think I'll try phoning them to see if it makes a difference.

Hi again,

After reading the replies on this thread it amazes me & frustrates me that the quotes can vary that much and unfortunately how some people are regularly refused cover altogether. As I said on my original post, I tried a minimum of 5 times before I received an acceptable quote and that was including  " cancer travel insurance specialists ". My cynical side put these " specialists " down to click bait to draw in and give hope to cancer sufferers longing for a holiday during probably the most upsetting & stressful time of their life, unacceptable.

We usually go away in March to Lanzarote so I will be looking again for travel insurance at the turn of the year. I will of course return to MIA Travel Insurance for an up to date quote but will still shop around for the best deal. It goes without saying if I find another provider which is suitable for cancer sufferers & their families, I will post on this forum.

Found a website called PayingTooMuch.com and I got the cheapest quote - one week's travel to Spain was £277.93 - hope that helps someone

I have been in touch with saga today as I have secondary breast cancer and they said they were unable to quote me!

That’s so strange when I got cover, unless it’s something to do with other questions they asked.