Bowel Cancer Travel Insurance
Bowel cancer also known as colon cancer can appear anywhere in the large bowel and digestive system.
Bowel cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK with over 100 people diagnosed each day. It is understandable why so many people struggle to get cover for cancer on their standard travel insurance with such a large amount of people affected by the condition.
Our Guide To Bowel Cancer Insurance
The important part of buying specialist travel insurance is to get the best comprehensive cover for your needs, especially if you live with pre-existing medical conditions. The last thing you want is to purchase a policy only to find it doesn’t cover your medical condition or the things you need. Should your holiday plans go wrong while abroad, your Free Spirit insurance policy could be your saviour!
If for example you have a stoma in place due to an ileostomy /colostomy and this was to cause a medical problem while you are away, standard travel insurance wouldn’t necessarily cover you for this. If however you have declared and covered all of your medical conditions with a specialist travel policy, then any medical emergency relating directly to your declared medical conditions will be covered.
Why Choose Free Spirit To Cover You?
- Most medical conditions and disabilities covered
- No upper age limit for most destinations on Single Trip and Annual Multi-trip policies
- Choice of several cover options
- Single trips covered up to 115 days (45 days if aged 76 years or over)
- Annual Multi-trip provides cover for any number of trips during the year – travel up to 32 days per trip (Standard and Super cover) and 45 days (Super Duper)
Get a Medical Travel Insurance Quote
With a Free Spirit medical travel insurance policy, you gain the peace of mind to travel knowing that you and your medical condition is fully covered.
Why Cover Your Bowel Cancer Before You Travel?
It is not a legal requirement to cover your medical conditions when travelling abroad, however, imagine how you would feel if you were left out of pocket because you had to cancel your holiday because of your bowel cancer and you hadn’t purchased adequate insurance to cover the pre-paid costs. There are many standard policies available at very cheap prices, however, do not be fooled! It is unlikely they will include the cover you need.
Always add travelling companions to your policy, they could be your friends, family members, or even your carer. They too can claim if you needed to cancel your holiday because of your medical condition or if it had to be cut short while away because you became unwell.
Free Spirit ‘Super Duper’ level of cover has a 5 Star Rating
from Defaqto for both Single Trip and Annual Multi-trip travel insurance. This recognises that it is one of the highest quality offerings in the market.
Top Tips For Buying The Best Insurance For Travelling With Bowel Cancer
- Buy specialist bowel cancer holiday insurance through a dedicated medical travel insurance provider as they can be more sympathetic to your unique medical problems and these policies are specially designed for people like you.
- Consider changing your destination to Europe rather than the USA, Canada, or the Caribbean. Medical costs can be very expensive in these areas of the world and repatriation is far from cheap. This doesn’t mean we can’t cover you outside Europe, however, be prepared for slightly higher premiums.
- Check that your policy has cover not just for emergency medical and cancellation costs but also your personal belongings and travel documents. If your flight is delayed, does it cover you for travel delay or journey disruption? In the event you lose your prescribed bowel cancer medication or medical aids, are these covered?
- Check the excess you will have to pay in the event of a claim. Some standard policies with cheap prices may be tempting, but the excess may catch you out!
How To Get A Specialist Bowel Cancer Travel Insurance Quote
We know that no two cancers are the same and treatment can vary depending on the severity of the bowel cancer. It doesn’t matter if you have received radiotherapy, chemotherapy or had cancer surgery we will look at each case individually in order to provide you with the best cover available.
Obtaining an instant quote and arranging cover with Free Spirit could not be easier, our fully interactive website includes online medical screening.
We will ask you some questions about your bowel cancer so that you get the cover that’s right for you:
- Has the cancer been found in other parts of the body other than the bowel?
- Has the cancer been completely removed?
- How long ago was your last cancer treatment for this condition?
- Is there any ongoing treatment or is any planned?
- What was the outcome of your most recent scan or x-ray to assess the cancer?
- Are you taking strong painkillers every day for this condition?
Some people prefer to talk to us
Free Spirit has a dedicated UK based customer service team to answer any questions you may have as we understand, that some medical conditions can be complicated and you may prefer to talk to a friendly voice instead. You can call us on 02392 419 080 and your call will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Travel, With Confidence
Providing cover for people with medical needs is what makes Free Spirit different from standard travel insurance policies.
Free Spirit was the first scheme of its type specifically dedicated to those being declined travel insurance cover elsewhere, due to their health. It is now one of the UK’s largest specialist travel insurance schemes for people with pre-existing conditions and disabilities.
Please read the Insurance Policy for the full terms and conditions of this specialist medical travel insurance cover to make sure it’s suitable for your needs.
Customer reviews
″I found the operators to be very knowledgeable and sympathetic and I would certainly recommend you to others. It is about more than just insurance to me, and to other cancer patients who want a relaxing holiday to look forward to. I have wanted to on the QEII since I was ten years old and as she is being retired I knew this would be my only chance. I was so pleased that Free Spirit could help me.″