Where treatment happens

Every three years the Ministry reviews the share of severe cases, the number of specialists and accreditation. Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation all run under one roof, and because these are university hospitals, professors see you themselves.

A separate desk for international patients handles reception, interpreting, payment and paperwork: bookings, deposits and treatment summaries. Our coordinator sits with you there.

Surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, radiologists and pathologists agree the order of treatment for one patient, in one room. The remote-review opinion is written the same way.

Carbon-ion and proton facilities sit in separate buildings. Treatment is outpatient, so you stay within walking distance and come in each day.

Stem cell transplants take place in positive-pressure isolation rooms; long admissions in suites or single rooms. Rules on suite allocation differ by hospital and are confirmed at the time of contract.

Waiting areas, family lounges and rooftop gardens give accompanying family somewhere to be. Accommodation and meals outside the hospital are the concierge's job.