Insurance Policy

I’ll take the over 95% curable policy, please.

Policy effective 12/3/2014

Item 1: Chemotherapy

First coverage: Cytoxan combined with Adriamycin – 4 treatments, one every 2 weeks.

Incidentals:

• low white blood cell count
• increased risk of bleeding from low platelet count
• hair loss
• nausea
• vomiting
• loss of appetite
• sores in mouth or on lips
• nail changes
• heart problems
• diarrhea
• irregular periods/ early menopause

Second coverage: Taxol combined with Herceptin – 12 treatments, one every week.

Incidentals:

• low white blood cell count
• susceptibility to infection
• allergic reactions
• hair loss
• numbness in the fingers and toes (neuropathy)
• weakness
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• mouth sores
• irregular periods/early menopause
• weakening of the heart muscle
• anemia
• abdominal pain

Total duration – 5 months

Item 2: Radiation – every day starting 4 weeks after chemotherapy.

Duration – 6 weeks

Item 3: Herceptin (antibody IV drug) - 17 treatments, one every 3 weeks.

HER2 (human epidermal receptor 2) inhibitor targeted therapy. HER2 inhibitors work against HER2-positive breast cancers by blocking the ability of the cancer cells to receive chemical signals that tell the cells to grow.

Incidentals:

• weakening of the heart muscle
• low white blood cell count
• diarrhea
• anemia
• abdominal pain

Duration – One year