[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/is-cancer-insurance-necessary\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/is-cancer-insurance-necessary\/","headline":"Is cancer insurance necessary?","name":"Is cancer insurance necessary?","description":"It’s dreaded news that no one wants to hear: You have cancer. Yet the probability is that nearly half of all men in the United States and more than one-third of all women will be diagnosed with some form of the disease during their lifetimes, according to the American Cancer Society. A cancer diagnosis can cause both physical and financial hardship, especially if you’re the family breadwinner. Even if you have health insurance, it may...","datePublished":"2011-10-05","dateModified":"2014-06-18","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/author\/rwaldroup\/#Person","name":"Regina Waldroup","url":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/author\/rwaldroup\/","identifier":7,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d197ba8535b4a8baa62baca394eff2baac875e96283bc2cb3c4b0209d475d9a4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d197ba8535b4a8baa62baca394eff2baac875e96283bc2cb3c4b0209d475d9a4?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Consumer Insurance Guide","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/consumer-insurance-guide-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/consumer-insurance-guide-logo.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/Untitled.jpg","height":239,"width":335},"url":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/is-cancer-insurance-necessary\/","about":["Health"],"wordCount":1118,"keywords":["cancer insurance and medical savings","Cancer insurance policy","cancer victim","supplemental insurance coverage","the cost of cancer insurance"]},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Health","item":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Is cancer insurance necessary?","item":"https:\/\/consumerinsuranceguide.com\/health\/is-cancer-insurance-necessary\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]