• Before traveling see advice on travelling and cancer
• Do not travel without adequate insurance.
• Get an up to date E111 form from the post office (or new equivalent from Oct 2005) - this allows you to receive basic medical treatment in countries which have signed a reciprocal agreement with the UK. Read this document carefully and understand which Hospitals will accept E111 patients. 
• Getting insurance – life insurance, travel insurance, or a mortgage – can be difficult during or after treatment for cancer. 
• For existing policies - It is therefore very important not to let your existing policies lapse. For example, if you move house it is best to keep the same life policy.
• Read the small print, particularly on how much has been insured - check the amount covered and the excess.

 

There is no reason to assume you are uninsurable. Some insurance companies will look more favourably on people with cancer than others. For more information we suggest you contact the BIIBA who will give you a list of brokers in your area for holidays, life insurance & mortgages or try one of the insurers listed below.

British Insurance & Investment Broker Association (BIIBA)
BIIIBA House
14 Belvis Marks
London EC3A 7NT
0207 623 9043

Here are some insurers offering travel cover for patients with cancer which some patients have found helpful:-

Age Concern Insurance Group
Garrod House, Chaldon Rd
Caterham, Surrey, CR3 5YZ
0800 387092 or 01883 834887

CH Facilities
PO Box 56,
Poulton-le-Fylde,
FY6 77BH
01253 884419

Medi Travelcover Ltd
76 Crooksbury Rd,
Farnham, Surrey
GU10 1QD
01252 782392
www.meditravelcover.com

RIAS (Retirement Insurance Advisory Service)
17 Commercial Rd,
Poole, Dorest
BH14 OHN

Further general information Your doctors and specialist nurses are in an ideal position to give you relevant information on your disease and treatment as they know your individual circumstances. Cancerbackup has a help line (0808 800 1234) and a prize winning video available in English, Italian, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati & Hindi explaining Radiotherapy & Chemotherapy. Cancernet.co.uk has over 500 pages describing cancer, its management, practical tips and tool which patients, their carers and their doctors have found helpful during the cancer journey.