Profmed · Cancer

Oncology Programme

Co-ordinated cancer care — radiation/chemotherapy, radiology, pathology, adjunct treatment, hospitalisation and 180 days post-treatment monitoring, subject to Profmed protocols and per-option limits (PMBs thereafter).

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

How: Call 0860 776 363; email treatment plan to oncology@profmed.co.za

“Once a patient has been diagnosed, and prior to commencement with treatment, they need to contact 0860 776 363 ... The treatment plan must be emailed to oncology@profmed.co.za.”

At a glance

Scheme: Profmed
Benefit area: Cancer ⚠️ our best match, not the scheme’s own label
Who it is for: Every Profmed option
Limit: The scheme states a limit without a rand figure · per-option benefit limit; PMBs thereafter · annual (option limit); 180 days post-treatment
Who qualifies: Diagnosed cancer patients; register before treatment + submit oncologist treatment plan; ICD-10 codes must match authorisation.
Where you may go: Chemo/biologicals: Dis-Chem & Medipost; Oncology Risk Mgmt: Icon; PET: Bloch & Partners (Morningside, greater Jhb) — 20% co-payment for non-DSP use

“Once the benefit limit has been reached, only PMB's are funded thereafter.”

“In order to avoid co-payments it is necessary to obtain the relevant medication from the DSPN ... Dis-Chem Pharmacy and Medipost.”

Which plans carry it

Every Profmed option.

The scheme states every option.

“Benefits are subject to the limits on each option. Once the benefit limit has been reached, only PMBs are funded thereafter.”

Where this comes from

Profmed-Information-Guide.pdf, p.17 · benefit_guide. Read from that document on 2026-08-29 for the 2026 plan year.

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

Check what your own plan leaves you to pay Your plan, your family, your conditions — the shortfall in rands before you choose a gap policy.

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