Sonny Guerrini, 20, had developed an Ewing’s sarcoma tumor near his spinal cord. Because of the location of the tumor, conventional radiotherapy had the danger of wreaking undesirable side effects. Hence, Sonny chose to go for CyberKnife cancer treatment in Turkey which has several major advantages over traditional radiation therapies like Gamma Knife. Medical Tourism Corporation facilitated Sonny’s CyberKnife treatment in Turkey at a very low cost.

For instance, CyberKnife can treat lesions even in areas of the body that move with respiration (like in the case of lung cancer), thanks to advanced image guidance. Also, CyberKnife does not require a head frame screwed into the skull for immobilization, avoiding the pain, headache, nausea, and risk of infection seen sometimes with stereotactic frames like Gamma Knife.

CyberKnife also effectively treats those tumors that were previously thought inoperable, like brain tumors. Other types of cancers that can be treated with CyberKnife are liver, prostate, kidney, liver, neck, spine, lung, and pancreatic cancer.

Sonny, a student at the University of Brisbane, had to go abroad for cancer treatment because Australia doesn’t have a CyberKnife center. Medical Tourism Corporation arranged Sonny’s medical trip to Turkey and took care of his needs at each step. Everything was planned in detail well in advance and Sonny and his family are extremely satisfied with the professionalism of Medical Tourism Corporation and the quality of medical care at Anadolu Medical Center in Turkey.

The cost of CyberKnife treatment in the US can be anywhere between $50,000-$100,000. But Turkey provides very low cost CyberKnife cancer treatment at prices well below $20,000. The quality of the treatment is the same as in the US for the simple reason that the machine used to deliver the treatment is the same. Also, Turkey has very well-qualified and experienced oncologists who speak English fluently. Hence, there is no fear of the low cost of cancer treatment compromising on the quality.

Medical Tourism Podcast educates on medical travel(aka medical tourism, medical outsourcing, health tourism, medical trip etc). It provides details on the medical travel services that Medical Tourism Corporation facilitates.

 

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Apart from educating on the benefits of using a medical tourism company, it describes the criteria used by Medical Tourism Corporation to add hospital overseas for medical care. Medical Tourism Corporation facilitates medical care at international low-cost specialty hospitals, clinics and surgery centers. These global medical institutes have expert doctors, surgeons, specialists and physicians, saving you about 60~80% of the cost. Countries include Mexico, India, Costa Rica, and Thailand.

Medical tourism in India is projected to grow by six times from US $350 million now to an over US $2 billion-industry in 2012. Hence, hospitals in India have a very bright future. India is the largest democracy in the world, is one of the fastest growing economies that is projected to more than double in the next five years.

India is one of the most attractive medical tourism bargains for someone in the West who is looking for high-end medical procedures or surgery overseas at a low cost. Some of the unique advantages that India provides for medical tourists from the West are:

Low cost of medical treatment: Prime Driver of Medical Tourism in India

• Private health care in India is comparable to much that is available at the best hospitals in the world and at a far lower cost. Even considering the cost of air travel and luxury hotel accommodation (if required), the cost savings comes out to be 40-80% of what is in the USA.

Experienced and talented pool of Medical Professionals

• With a long history of subsidized medical education and high investments in medical research, India has one of the biggest pool of medical professionals and scientists in the world.
• Many Indian doctors have learned their trade and practised it in the US and UK.
• Due to the sheer volume of patients and less bureaucratic delays in acceptance of new medical procedures, surgeons have more experience in some of the new medical techniques. For example, hip resurfacing surgery was introduced in USA by the FDA in 2006, whereas it had already been in practice in India for many years then.

Strong Private Hospital Infrastructure

• India has one of the biggest private hospitals in the world. Many of them are affiliated with top world medical institutes like Harvard Medical and John Hopkins. A number of these hospitals are also accredited by JCI, USA, or ISO. These medical centers have the infrastructure, experience and the setup for quality conscious medical tourism patients from the West.

English is widely spoken

• It’s the medium of most public conversations and the preferred language of communication in hospitals and medical centers.
• English is also the medium of instruction in schools and professional training.

A Government that is favorable to medical tourism

• Indian government has a special visa for medical tourists that allows them to stay for long periods in the country. Also, the government has an investment of US $6.5 billion in the pipeline for medical tourism. This is for setting up affordable hospitals in India and budget hotels for patient’s relatives.

Experience in Medical Tourism

• Medical tourists from South Asia and Middle East have been coming for medical treatment to India for many years now. Also, Medical tourism from UK to India has become quite common. It’s only Medical Tourism from North America (USA, Canada) to India that is a relatively new phenomenon.

Medical decisions by Doctors, not by rules made by Non-Medicos

• Unlike many countries, doctors have most of the say in medical treatment in India, unlike many countries where doctors are afraid that what they say or do might be used against them in a law suit.

Familiarity of Western Patients with Indian Doctors

• Many Western patients have had previous experience with Indian doctors.
• One in 20 physicians in the USA is from India; a large number of Indian physicians practice in the UK, too.

To summarize it, the future of Medical Tourism in India is very bright. In the next few years, Hospitals in India are going to expand and new hospitals will open.

Medical Tourism Corporation facilitates medical treatment to top Hospitals in India. Request a quote using the form on this page for more information.