December 19, 2022

Further Group and Real Vida launch precision cancer medicine service to the Portuguese market

December 2022 – Real Vida Seguros, S.A, the Porto-based provider of multi-insurance services, has launched a new precision oncology medicine service, provided by Further Group, as part of their Critical Illness add-on to their Real Seguro Vida Pleno life insurance product line.

A first in the Portuguese market, Further’s precision cancer medicine service, Precision CancerCare™, is being offered to individuals, when they purchase life insurance cover.

A service at the forefront of medical advances in the fight against cancer, Precision CancerCare™ provides individuals diagnosed with cancer, the possibility to have a blood, or a tumour biopsy sample analysed by the most advanced laboratories, using molecular profiling tests such as Next Generation Sequencing, and have the results translated by an expert medical board, made up of the world’s leading geneticists and oncologists, into a personalised (targeted) treatment plan.

The service will deliver a detailed report from Further’s designated expert medical board with specific treatment recommendations compatible with the unique genetic profile of each individual. Further will then provide navigational support including, where indicated, the search for eligible clinical trials. Where the molecular profiling analysis detects a heredity mutation, direct family members will also be tested, and genetic counselling provided.

Global Business Support Director at Further, Ignacio San Miguel, comments:

“We are very pleased to partner with Real Vida to bring our new Precision CancerCare™ product to the Portuguese market.

By embedding this highly valued service into their Critical Illness cover, Real Vida are differentiating their offering and providing their customers with access to a service which is often not readily available through the national health system or private insurance policies in Portugal.

For anyone battling cancer, having access to this type of service can provide their treating oncologist with insights that support accurate diagnoses, individualised treatment plans, assessment of treatment resistance and more precise prognoses. And Further is there to provide personal support every step of the way.”

For more information about our Precision CancerCare™ solution, visit  https://www.wegofurther.com/precisionmedicine/

Real Vida Seguros, S.A is a Porto-based life insurance company which offers various types of insurance such as life, personal accident, health, retirement, investment and savings insurance. For more information visit https://www.realvidaseguros.pt/.


Grupo Further e Real Vida lançam no mercado português serviço de medicina de precisão em oncologia

Dezembro de 2022 – A Real Vida Seguros, S.A, prestadora de serviços multisseguros sedeada no Porto, lançou um novo serviço de medicina de precisão em oncologia fornecido pelo Grupo Further, no âmbito da extensão da cobertura de Doenças Graves da sua linha de produtos de seguro de vida Real Seguro Vida Pleno.

Pela primeira vez no mercado português, o serviço de medicina de precisão em oncologia da Further, Precision CancerCare™ está a ser oferecido às pessoas que adquirem a cobertura de um seguro de vida.

Um serviço na linha da frente dos progressos médicos na luta contra o cancro, Precision CancerCare™ proporciona a pessoas a quem foi diagnosticado cancro a possibilidade de analisar uma amostra de sangue ou de uma biópsia tumoral nos mais avançados laboratórios, recorrendo a testes de caracterização molecular como Sequenciação de Nova Geração, e solicitar a uma Junta Médica Especializada, constituída pelos mais destacados especialistas mundiais em Genética e Oncologia, que transforme os resultados obtidos num plano de tratamento personalizado (direcionado).

O serviço apresentará um relatório detalhado elaborado pela Junta Médica Especializada da Further com recomendações específicas de tratamentos compatíveis com o perfil genético específico de cada pessoa. A Further prestará então apoio de navegação incluindo, nos casos indicados, a pesquisa de ensaios clínicos elegíveis. Se a análise da caracterização molecular detetar uma mutação hereditária, os familiares diretos serão igualmente testados, e será disponibilizado aconselhamento genético.

Ignacio San Miguel, Global Business Support Director da Further, refere:

“É com muito prazer que nos associamos à Real Vida para colocar o nosso novo produto Precision CancerCare™ no mercado português.

Ao englobar este serviço extremamente valorizado na sua cobertura de Doenças Graves, a Real Vida está a diferenciar a sua oferta e a permitir que os clientes acedam a um serviço que muitas vezes não é de fácil acesso através do sistema nacional de saúde ou de apólices de seguros privados em Portugal.

Para quem luta contra um cancro, o acesso a este tipo de serviço pode proporcionar ao seu oncologista assistente conhecimentos que suportem diagnósticos exatos, planos de tratamento individualizados, avaliação da resistência ao tratamento e previsões mais rigorosas. E a Further estará presente para dar apoio pessoal em todas as fases deste percurso.”

Para obter mais informações sobre a nossa solução Precision CancerCare™ visite https://www.wegofurther.com/precisionmedicine/

A Real Vida Seguros, S.A é uma companhia de seguros de vida sedeada no Porto que oferece vários tipos de seguros como Seguros de Vida, Seguros de Acidentes Pessoais, Seguros de Saúde, Seguros de Reforma, Seguros de Investimento e Poupança. Para obter mais informações visite https://www.realvidaseguros.pt/.

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