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Cancer treatment in Japan. Immunotherapy. The vaccine against cancer.

Japan has been and remains one of the leading countries in many areas. Medicine is no exception.

Every year, clinical trials are conducted in the country and new cancer treatment methods are launched. But besides treatment, there are two other important areas in which Japan also has extensive experience. This is the prevention of oncological processes in the body, as well as the maximum recovery after treatment and the prevention of relapses.

The main focus of the research was human immunity and working with it.

Examination in South Korea: what is included in the cost of Check-up diagnostics in 2025

Check-up (translated from English. Verification), a buzzword that appeared with the advent of understanding preventive medicine.

Every person who decides to pay attention to the issue of health, without specific symptoms and ailments, comes to the conclusion that he needs to undergo a comprehensive examination.

Are treatment prices in South Korea expensive in 2025 or not?

Let's figure out what costs how much in hospitals in South Korea.

The main thing that always starts with a patient's visit to the clinic is a doctor's appointment and basic examinations.

Compared to the previous few years, the number of people who went to Korea for medical treatment has increased.

The geopolitical situation has changed somewhat, but many have realized that postponing planned trips is no longer worth it.

By the beginning of 2025 We note the growth of customers who travel for the purpose of recovery and health check. Many people have not been through the usual Check-up for several years and this year decided to visit South Korea for this purpose.

So what do you need to go to Korea for medical treatment in 2025?

The most common myth about China in general, and about treatment in particular, is that it's cheap there.

Why is it a myth? Because everything in China has not been cheap for a long time!  You should not expect to receive quality service cheaply in China. Although some clinics in border China are characterized by relatively low prices (we will not discuss the quality of medical services), but in general, if you take the whole of China and treatment in it, the cost will vary greatly.

China is growing and changing, and its healthcare structure is also changing.

Before the pandemic, public hospitals prevailed in China, and private medicine was based mainly in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, or was represented by several very expensive VIP hospitals. It was also a need of time.

By 2025, the structure of hospitals in China has changed - in recent years, several networks of international hospitals (American, Singaporean, Indian) have entered China. They have opened their branches, full-fledged multidisciplinary hospitals in major Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai.

What are NK cells?

NK cells are called natural killer cells (NK), which are important immune cells in the body along with T cells and B cells. NK cells are our body's first immune barrier; they have a natural ability to recognize "enemies" such as viruses, bacteria, cancer cells, etc. that the body encounters.

NK cells usually patrol the blood vessels of the human body like policemen. Once they find abnormal cells, they can immediately identify them and destroy them.

In 2018, immunologists James Allison and Tasuku Honjo received the Nobel Prize for the development of a new method of cancer treatment — immunotherapy.

It does not destroy malignant cells, like, for example, chemotherapy, but instead helps our immune system to "find" the tumor and fight it further.  

What is cancer immunotherapy and how does it work?

Car-t therapy has become one of the life-saving therapies for some patients with leukemia, myeloma, and lymphoma. This often applies to children and teenagers.

This therapy is still limited, but it is carried out in Russia. China is considered the leader in this field. The cost-to-experience ratio in the field of cell therapy attracts hundreds of patients from all over the world to this country. Russian-speaking patients are no exception here.