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[Bibbitybop]

If you know of any Korean or international cancer resources, cancer organizations or expat teachers that have had to deal with cancer and cancer treatments in Korea, please post them here or PM me if it's private information.

My friend has cancer and is going to stick it out in Korea. The person is being positive about it and looking for support or networks of any kind.

Thanks in advance for anyone with information.

[MarionG]

This isn't particularly helpful specifically to cancer, but finding a doctor who sees fewer than 100 patients a day (and therefore giving each one about 3 minutes) is challenging, but they ARE out there!

Some doctors are even known as being "kind to foreigners," and that makes a difference too.

Good luck

[CeleryMan]

Sorry to hear about your friend. I'm in no position to offer any advice on cancer treatment but I'd imagine the first step in treatment involves a massive lifestyle change. Thus, getting out of toxic Korea is a prerequisite to staying alive.

If your friend has the means to seek treatment perhaps in North America I'd highly enourage it. Cancer is perceived as a immediate death-sentence here IMHO.

My condolences to your friend ...

[Bibbitybop]

Traveling out of Korea, especially to N. America, is not an option at this point medically or financially.

The person has a great doctor and is not relying on hoodoo voodoo Korean medicine. The person is also healthy in all other regards and toxic Korea shouldn't be a problem (except for the air).

[billybrobby]

[Ilsanman]

Actually, with the huge outbreaks of cancer in recent years, Korean doctors are getting better at treating it.

[CeleryMan]

With all due respect, your correlation has no logic. Recurrent outbreaks of cancer has no impact on a Korean doctor's competency or lack thereof in terms of treatment. I'd argue that increase in cancer rates amongst Natives will only dangerously perpetuate the prevailing cookie-cutter approach to medicine.

I don't know enough about the current healthcare system in Korea however, like most other goods & services in this country you get what you pay for, I imagine this applies more heavily to medical services.

Being a doctor in this country is appears to be more an image and lifestyle. When it comes to treating the big "C" I'd seek care elsewhere.

Stay healthy folks!

[Ilsanman]

I disagree. Look at Japan. They have one of the highest rates of cancer in the world. Also one of the highest recovery rates.

But then again, there are a lot of quacks.

My wife's uncle got diagnosed with stomach cancer about a year ago. he is in recovery now.

[MissSeoul]

[The_Eyeball_Kid]

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[Bibbitybop]

So far, no one has chimed in about resources or former cancer patients in Korea. From the way everyone makes it sound, there are no former cancer patients in Korea. I hope my friend doesn't read this thread one, at least not before they are cured.

I'll reiterate: My friend is NOT using Korean medicine, they are with an American-trained doctor who is NOT of Korean dissent. The methods they will use to treat the cancer are the same as if the patient was in the USA.

[endofthewor1d]

my brother in law had testicular cancer. unless your friend has the same, i don't think anything i can tell you about it would be very helpful. testicular cancer is pretty easy to treat, as far as cancers go. only a few months went by between him being diagnosed and him being perfectly healthy again.

[tzechuk]

[Unposter]

Yeah I would check out the web page or call one of the large hospitals such as Samsung or Severence. I am sure there is something.