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Holiday Advice While obviously desirable; holidays outside the UK are not advisable for a
number of reasons. Medical cover and holiday
insurance will not cover pre-existing conditions, so if you take sick abroad,
you will have to pay for your own medical treatment, which can run to thousands
of pounds. Language can also be a major stumbling block, and in addition, different
countries use various other medicines to treat cancer. Regrettably, most third world
holiday destinations don’t have facilities to treat cancer patients. The best advice is to stick
to holiday destinations within the UK, and if you must go abroad, check your insurance details
if you have pre-existing insurance, or speak to your travel agent. If
you do decide to go abroad, you will need to fill out an E11 form, which is
an agreement between participating countries to provide medical facilities
either free or at a reduced cost. All you have to do is fill out the
application form, which you can print out from the link below, or get one
from your local post office, and then hand it in at a post office to have it
stamped. There is no cost for this service. Sunbathing While
you’re on chemotherapy; and for a time afterwards; it is dangerous to expose
yourself to the sun. You
will burn very easily, and the healing process is dramatically slowed down.
At the very least use the highest factor you can find, or ever better, stay
permanently in the shade.
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