have cancer will travel or not?

[bond]

If one is diagnosed with cancer (i appreciate there are many different types), who decides if you can travel overseas or not - or is it just down to the insurance company (which probably will not allow it). I'm just wondering since my father has cancer, but after treatment, is still stable and can move about, and now has several weeks "off" from any treatment, but he's been told he can't travel. I guess he could travel but at his own risk - is that how it works, ie you continue to travel but at your own risk and your own responsibility? Sorry if it's a silly question, but in what could be the final years of ones life, some people want to make the most of it. Thanks.

[20SilkCut]

Perhaps you or your father could talk to the consultant in charge of his treatment and discuss this. I guess if your dad was to take a turn for the worse when he was abroad (wherever?) then it could be quite tricky etc.

However, if it was me, i would be guided by the consultant, get good insurance (if i could) and if i was feeling reasonably well in myself, would travel to see things or people i loved, before i left this world.

Good luck to your dad.

[Mamyalynne]

When my late husband was being treated for cancer it got to a stage where they would ask us if we had any plans for holidays as we tried to pack so many short breaks in, however we only ever holidayed in UK, so we were always in reach of help if needed. He loved every moment as did the family as we were able to chill and forget for a while.

Good Luck and God Bless

M

[bednobs]

really i would be guided by the consultant. Following treatment, opne may feel well on the outside but have a very low immunity for example. Even a small infection can kill sopmeone with no immunity.

[ethandron]

agree with what's been said. you may also find that travel insurance is either totally horrendous or unavailable, in which case you have to decided whether it's worth the risk (or the price) of taking a very poorly person abroad as you'd have to foot the bill if anything happened and he had to be hospitalised or returned home.
maybe you could think of somewhere in this country to take him, there are some lovely places and he could stay in really nice accomodation. we contemplated taking my sister on a canal boat, which is very relaxing, but unfortunately she deteriorated too quickly and we never did do it.