No one wants to experience a cancer diagnosis, but the fact is that the risk of getting cancer is great. In the United States, men have slightly less than a one in two lifetime risk of developing cancer; for women, the risk is a little more than one in three (American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts and Figures 2008). A cancer/specified-disease insurance policy is designed to provide you with cash benefits during covered cancer treatments.

A cancer/specified-disease insurance policy can also help protect your income and savings from expenses that aren't covered by your major medical health insurance policy, including:

  • Deductibles and copays
  • Out-of-network specialists
  • Experimental cancer treatment
  • Travel and lodging when treatment is far from home
  • Child care and household help
  • Normal living expenses, such as your car payment, mortgage, and utility bills

Who should think about cancer insurance?

Everyone should think about cancer insurance; cancer insurance helps cover your medical and non-medical expenses that may arise when you are diagnosed with cancer.

 

The total financial impact of cancer includes direct and indirect costs. The American Cancer Society estimates that one in five people who are diagnosed with cancer use all or most of their savings because of the financial cost of dealing with cancer (American Cancer Society, Cancer Facts and Figures 2008).

Did you know?

Did you know?

Over one million people get cancer each year. Approximately one out of every two American men and one out of every three American women will have some type of cancer during their lifetimes. Source: American Cancer Society, 2008

 
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