At times, when I plan for my clients on their critical illness coverage, they will ask me specific questions on the 30 critical illnesses. Its definition, the types of cover etc2, and I have to admit, I cant rattle it all off my mind.

I safe keep this layman definitions in my ipad, and I think, it will be useful for public knowledge to have it in my blog.

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1. Cancer

Cancer is the general name for a large group of diseases. It occurs when cells in the body grow and divide out of control. These cancer or malignant cells invade and destroy normal tissue.

2. Heart Attack

The death of portion of the heart muscle due to inadequate blood supply. Diagnosis is based on a combination of history of typical chest pain, ECG changes, elevation of cardiac enzymes/biochemical markers and echocardiocardiograhic findings.

3. Stroke

A stroke occurs when ...