For more than 10 years, Walmart workers enrolled in one of its insurance plans and their dependents could ask Mayo Clinic's cancer experts to review their doctor's diagnosis and treatment plans, but only for the six most prevalent cancers -- breast, lung, colon, prostate, pancreatic and blood.

Walmart is making its Centers of Excellence (COE) associate health benefit available to even more of its employees currently battling cancer. Previously, the program centered around the most prevalent cancers, such as breast, lung, colon and prostate, but now eligible Walmart medical plans cover care for virtually any cancer.

The retail giant’s Cancer Centers of Excellence collaboration with the Mayo Clinic now covers care for nearly all cancers

Walmart's employees and their dependents are being offered expanded cancer treatment with doctors at the Mayo Clinic through the retailer's insurance coverage. The nation’s largest private employer said Wednesday that those covered by the insurance and diagnosed with most types of cancer will be able to get a second opinion from the Mayo Clinic and then travel to the clinic for treatment if needed.

Walmart’s employees and their dependents are being offered expanded cancer treatment with doctors at the Mayo Clinic through the retailer’s insurance coverage. The nation’s largest private employer said Wednesday that those covered by the insurance and diagnosed with most types of cancer will be able to

The retail giant’s move comes as more employers seek better care options and are paying particular attention to cancer treatments, benefits experts say.