Cancer patients applying for special diseases can enjoy the national subsidy policy and preferential treatment, which can reduce the financial pressure and burden of cancer patients to see the doctor and avoid or reduce the occurrence of poverty due to illness. Before applying for a special disease, cancer patients need to prepare a diagnosis letter, bring the diagnosis history and relevant documents to the local government designated institution for special disease application. The special disease procedures for cancer patients usually have a certain period of use, either 1 year or 2 years. When using the special disease for medical treatment, be careful not to overstay the period to avoid interfering with medical treatment. The special disease policy for cancer patients is the care of the state for cancer patients and should be actively applied for. After applying for the special disease, you can settle the bill directly at the special disease outpatient settlement window in the designated hospital, so you only need to pay the personal cost when settling the bill. In different cities, due to different local health insurance policies, the procedures and reimbursement rates for special diseases vary. At present, for cancer patients, some of the medications for treatment within the scope of special diseases are allowed to be picked up using a dual channel. For example, cancer patients can ask the responsible doctor to issue the procedures for special diseases according to the pathology and condition, and after approval by the medical insurance office, they can pick up the medication at the designated hospital and designated pharmacy in a dual channel, thus increasing the convenience of picking up the medication.