With aging society and changing living habits, the rate of cancer in modern people has increased over the years. With advanced cancer diagnosis & treatment guidelines, precision medicine in cancer treatment, rich experience in integrated care, and new cancer drugs in cancer treatment, the five-year survival rate of cancer patients in Taiwan is 73% which is higher than the average of 67% in Europe and America.
As an advance medical country, Taiwan is certainly no inferior to others when it comes to advanced medical technology. Since 2009, the Taiwan government has approved eight medical institutions to build their own Proton and Heavy Ion Therapy Centers. In 2015, the first Proton Therapy and Radiosurgery Center (also the Proton Therapy Center with the largest scale in Asia) was opened to the public, using the pencil beam scanning for the first time. By 2018, among 70 Proton Therapy Centers that are officially put into operations worldwide, Taiwan has 2 Proton Therapy Centers, making it a country with the highest intensity for proton therapy in the world. Due to the relatively reasonable price and the relatively competitive technology in medical treatment, Taiwan has not only provided medical services to tens of thousands of people every year but also attract many overseas patients to seek medical assistance in Taiwan.
Mr. K is from Japan. Several years ago, he was diagnosed with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). After two endoscopic mucosal resections (EMS), there were still abnormal tissues in the esophagus. Therefore,he was referred to E-DA hospital for esophageal radiofrequency ablation (RFA) treatmentsince RFA is currently unavailable in Japan, With the assistance of the E-DA medical team, the operation went smoothly and he was discharged 4 days after the procedure. Before leaving the hospital, Mr. K left a message to share his experience.