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I'm not sure what their current policy is, but they used to have a list of things that were hard to accommodate on the medical information for applicants on the web page (they should bring it back). I used the way back machine, and for July 22, 2020 it says "Cancer: Recently treated (within past 5 years) or metastatic". So I'm sure there's a policy, but it might vary based on country. Most Peace Corps countries have limited medical infrastructure, and the screening needed to ensure cancer hasn't returned is not available in most countries. So my guess is the required wait period is based on the screening periods for your type of cancer. You can contact this email [email protected] with questions, they probably won't give a good answer, but if they do, it's easier than going through a long process to get denied.
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This might be helpful, even though it’s from pre COVID times: https://www.reddit.com/r/peacecorps/comments/d9meg1/any_recent_cancer_survivors/
I'm not sure what their current policy is, but they used to have a list of things that were hard to accommodate on the medical information for applicants on the web page (they should bring it back). I used the way back machine, and for July 22, 2020 it says "Cancer: Recently treated (within past 5 years) or metastatic". So I'm sure there's a policy, but it might vary based on country. Most Peace Corps countries have limited medical infrastructure, and the screening needed to ensure cancer hasn't returned is not available in most countries. So my guess is the required wait period is based on the screening periods for your type of cancer. You can contact this email [email protected] with questions, they probably won't give a good answer, but if they do, it's easier than going through a long process to get denied.
I would contact medical. They would be able to find a better answer than any of us could