Consumer advocates on cancer insurance: "They are expensive"

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Consumer advocates on cancer insurance: "They are expensive"

Cancer is the second most common cause of death in Austria. Approximately 400,000 people currently live with a diagnosis, and according to the Austrian Cancer Aid about 44,000 people are newly diagnosed each year. Cancer insurance has been on the rise for some years - the Association for Consumer Information (VKI) has now taken a critical look at it. Such products "have a very limited range of services with many exceptions and are expensive", sa…