Vitality pays out to mother for baby's rare skin cancer

Metro reports

Adam Saville
clock • 2 min read

Baby rash initially diagnosed as eczema turns out to be rare form of skin cancer

A new mother has received a £20,000 pay-out on her Vitality serious illness cover policy after her baby's rash was revealed to be Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), The Metro has reported. Initially diagnosed as eczema - a common skin condition for babies - the rash spread over a number of weeks until baby Casper, less than six months old at the time, was rushed to hospital with vomiting. His mum and dad, Emma and Nick Southall, saw a paediatric oncologist who spotted the signs of LCH, a rare form of skin cancer which, research shows, affects around 50 children a year. Casper had...

To continue reading this article...

Join COVER for free

  • Unlimited access to real-time news, key trend analysis and industry insights.
  • Stay on top of the latest developments around health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and the cost of living crisis.
  • Receive breaking news stories straight to your inbox in the daily newsletter.
  • Members only access to monthly programme 'The COVER Review'
  • Be the first to hear about our CPD accredited events and awards programmes.

Join now

 

Already a Cover member?

Login

More on Individual Protection

Is price really still king? Why the protection market needs to evolve

Is price really still king? Why the protection market needs to evolve

Data and process improvement will be 'battlegrounds of tomorrow'

Paul Yates
clock 18 March 2024 • 3 min read
L&G Mortgage Club launches protection referral tool for advisers

L&G Mortgage Club launches protection referral tool for advisers

Supporting Consumer Duty obligations

Jaskeet Briah
clock 15 March 2024 • 1 min read
£22m paid out by MetLife UK

£22m paid out by MetLife UK

Individual Protection plans paid in last 12 months

Cameron Roberts
clock 15 March 2024 • 1 min read