Treatment of Liver cancer in hospitals South Korea

When my mother was diagnosed with liver cancer, we contacted the service. We were offered the «QIMS» clinic. How wrong we were to agree. Upon arrival at the hospital, we waited in the waiting room for about five hours. Then my mother was placed in a small, stuffy room, and my father was offered to sleep on a mattress that rolls out from under the bed. We waited half a day for the MRI, and the procedure itself lasted about forty minutes. All this time my mother was very cold. To reduce the pain, the doctors gave her medicine containing paracetamol. It didn't help because in Russia my mother was given morphine. After discharge from the hospital, we never received the discharge documents. It is not worth going for treatment to this clinic.

Doctors at Inha University Hospital helped me recover from a severe illness. Surgeons Che Song Geun and Lee Gong Yeong performed an extremely complex operation: over 8 hours, they removed a tumor and its metastases in the liver, rectum, and lymph nodes. The subsequent treatment to prevent recurrence was prescribed by oncologist Kim Jeong Su.

All hospital staff, translators, and coordinators were incredibly kind and helped me complete all the paperwork as quickly as possible to start treatment. I am glad I had the chance to benefit from the achievements of Korean medicine.

In Russia, my father was diagnosed with a liver tumor. Until the last moment, he didn't believe it could be something serious — nothing bothered him, he didn't notice any symptoms. But we managed to persuade him to come to Korea for treatment at Samsung Medical Center.

Here, my father underwent all examinations in just 2 days. CT, MRI, PET, colonoscopy under sedation, biopsy, and tests — quickly, without queues. I liked that everything happened exactly at the scheduled time, without delays.

Based on the diagnostic results, a final diagnosis was made: it was carcinoma, fortunately without metastases. But it was located deep in the liver tissue — such tumors are not removed surgically or with radiation therapy. Usually, only chemotherapy is used, although its effect is weak. Because of this, the doctors held a consultation and decided to perform surgery despite the risks.

It lasted 6 hours and went well: on the second day, my father was already able to walk in the corridor, and after the surgery, there weren't even any scars left.

Nurses cared for him, who were by his side round the clock — I didn't have to do anything myself. And in general, I really liked the organization of work: polite, friendly, attentive doctors. We were confident that we could trust their professionalism. I would especially like to mention the Russian coordinator, who was by our side the whole time, even during the surgery, translating, helping to schedule procedures, and dealing with everyday issues. Thank you for her clear, competent work!