Discovery Health Medical Scheme · Cancer beyond PMB

Extended Oncology Benefit

After the 12-month oncology threshold is reached, continued access to specific approved medicines for defined conditions at 100% DHR with NO co-payment — instead of dropping to 80%.

You must registerThis benefit does not start on its own. Until you register, you are paying for cover you are not receiving.

At a glance

Scheme: Discovery Health Medical Scheme
Benefit area: Cancer beyond PMB
Who it is for: Named options — listed below
Limit: The scheme states a limit without a rand figure · no_copayment_above_threshold · 12_month_rolling

Which plans carry it

Executive Plan Classic Comprehensive

Named in the scheme’s own documents.

“The Extended Oncology Benefit available on the Executive and Classic Comprehensive plans ... *This benefit is not available on the Classic Smart Comprehensive Plan.”

Where this comes from

oncology-programme.pdf, p.3. Read from that document on 2026-08-29 for the 2026 plan year.

Every statement on this page is read from a Discovery Health Medical Scheme document and quoted so you can check it. Where a document says nothing, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

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Programme rules are set by the scheme and change at renewal. This page renders what Discovery Health Medical Scheme’s own documents say, with the wording quoted so you can check it. Confirm with the scheme before you rely on it.

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SWP-dhms-extended-oncology-benefit-2026.10-1c4894aa · last checked 2026-10-19