Why Cancer Treatment Is Expensive: Insights From a Senior Medical Oncologist in Nepal
Cancer treatment feels expensive because it isn’t a single service; it’s an entire care system delivered over weeks to years: diagnosis, staging, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, targeted drugs, immunotherapy, scans, hospital stays, and long-term follow-up. In Nepal, costs rise further due to imported medicines, limited high-end equipment, and the “hidden” non-medical expenses of travel, time, and … Read more
