Breast cancer, melanoma, testicular cancer, uterine cancer, thyroid cancer and hepatitis C. People cured of one of these five categories of cancer and of hepatitis C will no longer have to declare their medical history in order to be entitled to health insurance and additional premiums. This measure is part of what is called “the right to be forgotten”, which is now acquired. Health Minister Marisol Touraine announced it Thursday, February 4 on iTELE on the occasion of World Cancer Day.
Until now, some cured cancer patients complained of being discriminated against because they had to report their medical history to take out a bank loan or insurance. A double penalty for the former patients to whom the government had promised to endwithin the framework of the law on the modernization of the health system.
It is now done. Adults affected by these five categories of cancer and hepatitis C will therefore no longer have to declare their past illness beyond a certain period. The “maximum period will be 10 years” after the end of treatment, without relapse, but may also be lower (1 year, 3 years, 6 or 7 years), explained the Minister of Health Marisol Touraine, quoted by the AFP.
One year delay for breast cancer
In concrete terms, the period could be one year, for example for breast cancer or cancer of the cervix and melanomas: “after one year, at the end of the treatments, and without relapse, we will be able to go to a bank, get a loan, and no longer have to pay a premium or higher rate,” said Marisol Touraine. Another period of between three years and ten years will be provided for testicular cancers and thyroid cancers.
For minors, the maximum period is set at a maximum of five years after the end of cancer treatment.
A reference grid will precisely define the deadlines and which types of cancer will be affected by these deadlines. It will be updated each year according to therapeutic progress.
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