ABC 15.COM: Cancer accounted for nearly $1 trillion in economic loss worldwide due to premature death and disability, says the American Cancer Society. That’s 20 percent larger than the number two cause, heart disease. READ MORE>
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Cancer costs the world $1 trillion a year – a fifth more than number two death cause, heart disease
Posted in Treatment cost, tagged ABC 15.Com, American Cancer Society, cancer cost, cancer economic loss, cancer research, catheter, heart disease, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate treatment debate on August 21, 2010| Leave a Comment »
PROSTATE TREATMENT: Why people look offshore for medical solutions
Posted in Medical tourism, PROSTATE CANCER, Prostate stories, Treatment cost, tagged Arnon Krongrad, Joint Commission International, McKinsey & Co, Medical tourism, Medical Tourism Association, MOBILE SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, prostablog, prostate, prostate blog, PROSTATE CANCER, prostate cancer treatments, prostate treatment, quality healthcare on June 9, 2009| Leave a Comment »
JUNE 9: MOBILE SURGERY INTERNATIONAL: Some weeks ago, an unemployed construction worker from Oregon and his wife stopped briefly in Miami on their way to Trinidad for a prostate operation. By itself, the saga of Wayne and Suzanne Vautier was just another in the many desperate attempts by people around the world to find quality healthcare at a price they can afford. What made their story unusual was that their surgeon made the trip with them. READ MORE>
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