Boao International Medical Center
Boao International Medical Center
China, Qionghai
Radiation therapy for brain tumor in China costs from $15,800 to $31,000. The final price depends on the chosen technology, the total number of sessions, and the medical center's location. In the US, similar procedures cost around $67,500 on average. Patients save around 65% compared to US rates. Treatment typically includes the radiation plan, imaging for targeting, and specialist follow-up.
Bookimed Expert Insight: Seeking treatment in medical hubs like Guangzhou or Xiamen provides access to extremely high patient volumes. For example, Xiamen Humanity Hospital treats approximately 1,000,000 patients annually. This massive scale often leads to more refined clinical protocols for rare brain tumors. Choosing a Chief Physician like Zhang Yanjun ensures international expertise. He has published over 40 papers and trained at top-tier US cancer hospitals.
| China | Turkey | Austria | |
| Radiation therapy for brain tumor | from $15,800 | from $2,000 | from $15,000 |
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Chief physician and professor. Grade 1 Expert at the Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (ranked No. 2 in China). Completed a postdoctoral fellowship in interventional radiology at the Chinese PLA General Hospital. Leads multidisciplinary team (MDT) care for complex tumors. Expert in minimally invasive interventional oncology for liver, lung, and pancreatic cancers.
Accreditations: Council Member, WATA. Member of CACA and CMDA committees on intervention, ablation, radioactive seeds, and pain. In 2023, inaugural director member, Palliative Care Committee, Sichuan MDA. Editorial board member of the Chinese Journal of Interventional Imaging and Therapy. Editorial board member of the Chinese Journal of Pain Medicine.
Leads 2 provincial S&T projects and 2 NSFC projects. Has 40+ papers, with 30+ as first or corresponding author. Highest impact factor: 10.73. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cohort: TACE + lenvatinib vs TACE + sorafenib. OS 18.97 vs 10.77 months. PFS 10.6 vs 5.4 months. ORR 66.8% vs 33.3%.
30 years specializing in tumor imaging and radiotherapy – Dr. Zhang leads CNS tumor treatment at Jinshazhou Hospital.
Professor Luo Xiaoping is a nationally recognized interventional radiologist and a leading authority in Western China. He began pioneering vascular interventions in the early 1990s. He helped found the Interventional Group at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University.
He has completed over 100,000 interventional procedures, including about 4,000 complex cases. His key skills include TACE for hepatocellular carcinoma, Budd–Chiari interventions, TIPS, and single-stage bilateral stenting for hilar biliary obstruction, with success rates near 100%. He has been a master’s supervisor since 2007. He has trained many physicians, guided complex cases at more than 40 major hospitals across Western China, and helped build interventional programs. He has published 32 papers as first or corresponding author (22 CSCD core, 4 Chinese core, 6 CSCD extended).
Dr. He Weibing is a pioneer of argon-helium cryoablation in China with more than 20 years of frontline practice. He was a founding member of Fuda Cancer Hospital (Guangzhou). He co-founded its Minimally Invasive Tumor Treatment Center and served as Executive Deputy Director. He also helped found the Ablation Group of the China Anti-Cancer Association. He has been the primary operator in more than 10,000 procedures.
He specializes in tumor cryoablation and is proficient in 125I seed brachytherapy, with a focus on liver and lung cancers. He proposed ten argon-helium techniques. Key co-authored data include: lung cryotherapy n=508; NSCLC n=120 (CR 25.5%, PR 41.8%, 6/12/24-month survival 64%/55%/36%); pancreatic cancer n=38 (median survival 12 months). He served on editorial boards in 2008 and 2010. He has been a national trainer for Varian and Boston Scientific since 2001.