scottish widows' figures were compiled using the abi guidance for calculating claims statistics. .
worried about how helen was doing after doctors performed surgery on her colon the same day he was admitted, robert, whose condition stabilized, had a simple request for his nurse: .
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the total amount paid out in critical illness claims was £75.19m, with cancer accounting for 74 per cent of claims from women, mainly breast cancer, alongside 51 per cent from men.