. . march 2006 (22) ."the hospital � i don't know what to say. everyone was amazing," he said. .the youngest claimant was aged 20, and the eldest aged 89, while the average policy duration at claim stage was 10 years. . . .bi accounts .andrew kaye, head of policy at macmillan cancer support said it was �shocking� that a cancer patient had to wait 541 days for treatment.