Hi,
my husband who is 50 has just been diagnosed with ET CALR following a bone marrow biopsy. Initially he went to the doctor for a well man check which revealed high platelets (917). Diagnosis was finally confirmed at the beginning of January 2023. At the moment he has been classed as low risk and all being well he will not require medication (other than aspirin) until he is 60. He has been taking aspirin once a day since August and is suffering from fatigue, occasional bleeding gums and headaches. He is able to continue his daily work. We have a critical illness policy through our employer and I have checked the conditions of the policy which are really confusing. Not sure whether this is because we do not fully understand the condition or the way the policy is worded! I have seen some posts on this site which talk about people with ET being successful with their critical illness claim so was just after any advice before we went ahead. Any bit of advice would really be appreciated.
The below is an extract from the policy:
Any malignant tumour positively diagnosed with histological confirmation and characterised by the uncontrolled growth of malignant cells and invasion of tissue.
The term malignant tumour includes leukaemia, sarcoma and lymphoma except cutaneous lymphoma (lymphoma confined to the skin).
Note: For the above definition, the following are not covered:
All cancers which are histologically classified as any of the following:
pre-malignant,
non-invasive,
cancer in situ,
having either borderline malignancy, or
having low malignant potential.
Many thanks,