Re: Betty - it true that we can never say we are cancer free like other cancers?

December 29, 2002

Hi Joan,

I haven't looked at any insurance forms recently so I'm not sure what

questions they ask. I vaguely recall this question. I assume that the

cancer question is generic so, if you've had clean scans for five years or

however long the question will be, I understand that you can legally say

that you don't have cancer.

Of course, you have to realize that this is just words. As others have

said, recurrence after many years is still possible. For myself, my doctor

declared me cured after the clean scan I had earlier in the year. I intend

to think of myself as cured after I get two clean scans.

Betty

mailto:bettyy@...

TT: 7/00

RAI: 9/00 (150mCi)

1st Scan: 10/01 - Uncertain

2nd Scan: 8/02 - Clean!

At 12:17 AM +0000 12/30/2002, jdaxthelm wrote:

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><<snip>>

>> As for the " cured " after 5 years thing, he told me that after 5

>years being cancer free, he no longer was required to admit to having

>had cancer when applying for insurance therefore, he could be

>considered cured.

>>

>> Betty

>>

>

>Betty

>

>Does the same hold true for survivors of thyroid cancer?

>

>Joan

>

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