Cancer and fitness to drive
Information and questions and answers from the April 2013 MARVAD standards. This is historical information; requirements may have changed. It does not replace individual medical or legal advice or determine personal fitness to drive.
Conditions in this field
Questions and answers
Does every malignancy disqualify a person from driving?
The diagnosis alone does not establish this. The chapter assesses location, spread, functional effects and treatment effects.
Why are brain tumours treated separately?
The document emphasises seizure risk associated with intracranial tumours and their treatment. The table provides a separate route for these tumours.
Why do brain metastases matter?
In the other-tumours entry, absence of brain metastases is one condition for a recommendation. Limb function, side effects and overall physical condition must also be assessed.
Are chemotherapy and radiotherapy assessed?
Yes. The document considers possible treatment-related impairment of driving abilities in addition to the disease itself.
Are pain medications relevant too?
Yes. The chapter mentions analgesics and antidepressants among treatments that can affect functions required for driving.
What is assessed in limb function?
Absence of limb dysfunction is one condition in the non-intracranial tumour entry. The issue is whether the person can perform driving actions.
What is required regarding overall physical condition?
In the other-tumours entry, overall physical condition must not interfere with driving abilities, alongside the other conditions.
What is assessed for a tumour in the eye?
Vision requirements for driving and the other tumour-entry conditions must be met. Consult the vision chapter as well.
Is intracranial surgery included?
Yes. The table covers intracranial tumours and the condition after intracranial surgery or intervention, referring to the December 2011 DVLA standards.
Are private and professional licences distinguished?
Yes. The other-tumours entry contains conditions for both. Read the appropriate column rather than relying on a conclusion for a different licence type.
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Original source scan in Hebrew. The translated explanatory text is provided on this page. The historical 2013 standards may have changed and do not determine your individual fitness to drive.
Intracranial tumours and surgery
Other malignant tumours
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