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Health insurance and financial requirement for cancer patient

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Page 1: Cancer and health insurance

Health insurance and financial requirement for cancer patient

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HealthCare infrastructure in Dubai

As Dubai is developing economically, rates of cancer like decease also increased.

In the past decade Dubai has invested a great deal of money and political capital into developing its health care infrastructure. Today, In Dubai, The world-class facilities for care and research attracts many medical tourists

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Cancer in UAE

Cancer is number three in leading causes of death across the UAE : Accounting for 10 percent of all deaths in 2010

In the UAE, women get breast cancer around 10 years earlier than in other parts of the world

10%

10year

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Cancer in UAE

Cancer incidence in Dubai and across the UAE is expected to double by 2020 for lung, colorectal and breast cancer in particular

Double!!

Double!!

Double!!

Double!!

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Cancer and its cost:

When Cancer attacks, you may think for health insurance in a new way

It is very important for cancer survivals (like everyone else) to have efficient and reliable health insurance.�

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Cancer and its cost:

Patients need at least Dh1 million a year to be covered for any form of cancer, says Brigitte Chemla, chief executive of insurance company Whealth International and a breast cancer survivor herself

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Dh1 million a year!!

Each session of chemotherapy cost around Dh55,000.

Dh 55,000million/each session of

chemotherapy!!

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Cancer care is not an economical process

• Until 2011, the government of Dubai provided free chemotherapy to both residents and expats

• Many residents, expatriates in particular, prefer to visit a private hospital – which means to make their cancer care affordable, they need to hold a supplemental insurance policy

• Oncological treatment is easier with the right team of doctors and a secure health insurance policy

• Unluckily, many insurance plans consider cancer to be a pre-existing condition and therefore, will not pay for its diagnosis or treatment

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UAE medical insurance partnership with insurance brands

• UAE Medical Insurance believes that cancer care is an essential medical service, so they partner with insurance brands that don’t deny cancer coverage under a pre-existing conditions clause

• If anybody have questions on how we can obtain medical insurance coverage for cancer, contact the knowledgeable experts at UAE Medical Insurance like Bayzat.com. They can provide you with any information you might need, as well as free quotations and plan comparisons from the best insurance companies the Middle East has to offer

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Fighting with Cancer:

• Though the treatment for this killer disease has made grand strides in the recent times, it is a worrying fact that the number of persons who contract cancer is on a steep rise,Worldwide, more than 8 million people die of cancer every year

• The question ‘Am I the next victim in line?’ may haunt each one of us

• But there is no need to panic if we plan well in advance keeping these facts in mind. So, here is a comprehensive guide to tackle the cancer menace before it plans to attack your family

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Physical 🏊🏋

• Being physically active, eating healthy food, maintaining a proper body weight may look simple but are immensely helpful in developing resistance to this disease

• Talk to doctors, and make a list of all the changes that you have to make in your life style

• For instance, you might have to reduce your intake of processed food, lean meat, alcohol, tobacco etc. depending on your present lifestyle. Follow the list you made religiously.

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Financial

• While many countries cannot offer the facilities for cancer treatment, countries like the UAE offers superior cancer care, many a times, people are not able to afford the latest treatment techniques in cancer

• However, the cost of the treatment is many folds higher in the Middle East when compared to some other countries

• For patients who are already going through a stressful phase of life, cash crunch should be the last thing that is worrying them, however, it is simply because of the lack of money that patients find the treatment out of their reach

• As it is better to be safe than sorry, it is very important that you have a health insurance

• Many banks offer numerous plans for cancer treatments and therefore, speak to the bank personnel and take ahealth insurance plan that you think suit you the best

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• Take care to eliminate stress from your lifestyle. Spend time with loved ones, engage in fun activities, enrol in a hobby class, meditate and stay happy

• Be strong, believe in yourself and you can survive any circumstance that life throws at you

• While it is important for you take care of yourself and your family so as to not to become the victim of this deadly disease.

• There is always a slightest of the chances that the disease might attack anyone. But being prepared and planning ahead has its own benefits and therefore get a grip on your lifestyle and apply for a health insurance as soon as possible

Psychological

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