Hello all,
Five years ago I had surgery for stage 3a malignant melanoma, including the removal of all lymph nodes in one armpit. Following that I had targeted therapy (dabrafenib & trametinib) for a year. Then I had immunotherapy - did not go well, had to stop after 3 sessions - and went back onto the targeted therapy. My oncologist says this is 'adjuvant therapy' as it's not treating active melanoma, just preventing it coming back. It is working successfully and I have had no re-occurrence of lumps, etc for 3 years.
As far as insurers are concerned, does this adjuvant therapy represent ongoing cancer treatment which has to be declared as such? Or can I leave it out of the declaration on the basis of it not treating active cancer? I have tried a few travel insurance websites and if I say I am still receiving treatment either I can get no cover or the premium is many £1000s.
Have any of you had to answer such a question before, and if so what did you choose to state?
Thanks.
Hi bluerock27
My mantra for travel insurance is "if in doubt phone the company" as then you can be sure you're answering the questions correctly.
I had adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy for breast cancer but, at the time of getting an insurance quote, I'd finished this 'treatment'. However, I was still on another form of adjuvant treatment so wasn't sure if this counted or not so rang the insurance company to talk it through with them.
All the best
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