Blog, page 8
Countries, diagnostic methods and medical news — in plain language.
Top 10 clinics for cancer treatment
Treating cancer is one of the hardest decisions, and a mistake in choosing a clinic is costly. Based on years of experience, patient feedback and clinic data, the Clinics Direct team has selected leading cancer centres w…
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Bone marrow transplant abroad: cost, types and clinics
A bone marrow transplant (BMT) offers a chance of cure in leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. We explain the types of transplant, how it is done, how much it costs in Germany, Israel, Turkey, South Korea and India, and how t…
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Skin melanoma: diagnosis, tests and treatment by stage
Diagnosis and treatment of skin melanoma: dermoscopy, biopsy, blood tests, the S100 and LDH markers, treatment by stage, immunotherapy and targeted therapy. We explain which tests are needed, what the outlook is and wher…
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Radiotherapy in Cologne, Germany: how treatment works
The Clinics Direct team visited a specialised radiotherapy clinic in Cologne to find out how radiation treatment is given, which machines and techniques are used and what a patient should expect. See the video and the ar…
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Hepatology: what a hepatologist treats and how hepatitis is treated
What hepatology is and what a hepatologist treats: hepatitis, cirrhosis, fatty liver disease and liver cancer. Diagnosis without a biopsy and modern hepatitis treatment. We explain when to see a doctor, which tests are n…
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