Thailand cancer treatment cost for Thai citizen.

[Wanderer555]

A good Thai friend of 8 years has a father with stage 3 colon cancer with small cancer nodules the lungs.
Following surgery recovery, he will begin chemotherapy at the Udon Thani Cancer Center.

 

She has savings to pay up to 1,000,000 Thb, and needs advice on best way forward regarding a long-term payment plan or similar. 
 

She is very responsible, intends to cover the cost herself 100% and wants to prepare for this serious life-event. 
 

Does anyone have experience with this type of situation, and what options available to Thai citizens regarding payment?

 

Please serious replies only.

Thank you 

[IvorBiggun2]

From my understanding Thai health service is free unless you want to cut the queue.

[mokwit]

If it is colon cancer that has metastasized to the lungs it is stage 4.

 

Cost to me of Xelox which is the first line treatment Chula suggested was around 7,000 per session every three weeks for 6 months, 8 in total. Oxaliplatin is the expensive component, other alternatives like FOLFORI are cheaper.

Edited yesterday at 08:39 AM by mokwit

[ThaiPauly]

So sorry to hear this...it's an awful disease

[jdwilko]

17 hours ago, Wanderer555 said:

A good Thai friend of 8 years has a father with stage 3 colon cancer with small cancer nodules the lungs.
Following surgery recovery, he will begin chemotherapy at the Udon Thani Cancer Center.

 

She has savings to pay up to 1,000,000 Thb, and needs advice on best way forward regarding a long-term payment plan or similar. 
 

She is very responsible, intends to cover the cost herself 100% and wants to prepare for this serious life-event. 
 

Does anyone have experience with this type of situation, and what options available to Thai citizens regarding payment?

 

Please serious replies only.

Thank you 

My thai wife had cancer she has a medical hospital card which covers any hospital costs , this was introduced by taksin when he was pm . The charge for any treatment is 30 baht , she had lazer and chemotherapy in sriracha cancer hospital for about 7 weeks total bill was more than 600,000 baht she paid 30 baht .

[BB1955]

19 hours ago, Wanderer555 said:

A good Thai friend of 8 years has a father with stage 3 colon cancer with small cancer nodules the lungs.
Following surgery recovery, he will begin chemotherapy at the Udon Thani Cancer Center.

 

She has savings to pay up to 1,000,000 Thb, and needs advice on best way forward regarding a long-term payment plan or similar. 
 

She is very responsible, intends to cover the cost herself 100% and wants to prepare for this serious life-event. 
 

Does anyone have experience with this type of situation, and what options available to Thai citizens regarding payment?

 

Please serious replies only.

Thank you 

Unless they want to up grade the treatment plan or as one said jump the que pretty sure the 30 baht plan covers most everything 

[proton]

16 hours ago, mokwit said:

If it is colon cancer that has metastasized to the lungs it is stage 4.

 

Cost to me of Xelox which is the first line treatment Chula suggested was around 7,000 per session every three weeks for 6 months, 8 in total. Oxaliplatin is the expensive component, other alternatives like FOLFORI are cheaper.

 

I take it you are not Thai, this is asking about charges for Thais. MIL has liver cancer, before that gall stone removal and not paid anything over 30 baht in Bangkok

[john donson]

there are some experimental cancer treatments that cost as good as nothing but same same as during covid, cannot talk about it without being deleted or blocked... i mean, if it is terminal, why not use/try before you die, right?

[Wanderer555]

Thank you for the replies, it is very helpful. 🙏

[hunkidori]

From my understanding the 30 Baht scheme is still valid, however waiting times can initially be long but do improve once you get the ball rolling and start to see the specialists

[jojothai]

My Thai wife has just finished chemotherapy on the Thai Health system for breast cancer, in hua hin
As  people have commented , we pay so little that we are very luky.
But It was very hard getting everything approved through the system to start.
My wife did extremely well getting all the Tests and verifications from home province, home district and original surgery in Bangkok Hospital. She has a strong will, but it still caused much hardship.
Its also hard because the state hospitals are so crowded and you need to get there early in the Queue,
before 7am. Then you may be there most of the day.
She has just started follow up laser treatment in Ratchaburi. Same issue hospital swamped with people from about 7am.
We aim to get there by 7am, even though she has started the ball rolling.
I commend what is provided under the Thai system, but FYI its hard going through all the bureaucracy  and very long waits at the hospitals.