Lung cancer treatment costs

MarkinNam ViP

Member since 19 May 2013

MarkinNamViP25 August 2024 04:33:44

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Hi all , i have a聽 friend in Ben Tre hospital who has pneumonia, there is a suspicion that he has lung cancer and will be moved into Saigon for treatment, has any had experience in this situation and the cost to a v Nam citizen?

MarkinNam ViP

Member since 19 May 2013

MarkinNamViP01 September 2024 05:03:40

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@MarkinNam Just to up date, He has been cleared of cancer suspicion by his doctor but still has pneumonia, anemia and colitis. The family don't have a lot and hospital fees may break them. Thanks for your input, Mark

THIGV ViP

Member since 26 September 2012

THIGVViP01 September 2024 05:44:05

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My mother-in-law died early this moth after spending spending time in te Ben Tre hospital.聽聽I don't know the fees but I know it cost the family real money.聽聽I also sent a glucose tester and a mess of strips to my brother-in-law because he was paying a little over 1 USD each for testing at the pharmacy.聽聽I know Vietnam is far from a wealthy nation but it is really shameful that a socialist nation cannot provide free medical care even if nothing else.聽聽It is especially ironic considering that Ben Tre was a solidly VC town during the "American" War (the town "we had to destroy in order to save it.")

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