With the ever increasing dangers in life, from pollution in our atmosphere, water and food, cancer is expected to affect 38.4% of people some point in their lives (www.cancer.gov). Having a life changing disease will have catastrophic results on your life, and if you cant afford to pay for your medical bills it will mean that you won’t be able to leave work to fight the disease.
Discovery’s oncology program recons that it will cost you R250 000 for fight most forms of cancer, and while your medical aid will pay your medical bills, you may need to alter your house or have a nurse look after you.
Dread disease or critical illness cover will pay out if you are diagnosed with cancer or other listed illnesses. This cover generally is unavailable to anyone who has already suffered a disease, which brings the need to buy critical illness cover at a young age.
