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[...] 10-9-2013. Stackpole and Associates. Inbound Medical Tourism Retrieved from http://www.stackpoleassociates.com/resources/articles/inbound-medical- tourism- executivesummary-10-06-15-2.pdf Stolley, Kathy and Stephanie, Watson. Medical Tourism: A Reference Handbook. New York: ABC-CLIO Zabora, Brintzenhofeszoc, Curbow B., Hooker C. and Piantadosi Simon. prevalence of psychological distress.” Psycho-Oncology (2001): 19–28. [...]

[...] With the help of the financial consultant, the patient can choose the best course of treatment as well as where to live and acquire various personal and medical needs. Finally, the patient will meet with a medical consultant discussing everything involved in the cancer treatment. Works Cited Hodges, Jill, Turner, Leigh, and Kimball, Marie. Risk and Challenges in Medical Tourism. California: Praeger M.D. Anderson. International Center. Retrieved on 22 Oct from http://www.mdanderson.org/patient-and-cancer-information/guide-to-md- anderson/international-center/index.html Reschovsky, James and Boukus, ER. “Modest and uneven: physician efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities.” Center for Studying Health System Change 130 (2010): 1-6. Sairafi, Omniyah. Personal interview. [...]

[...] Conclusion Inbound medical tourism in the state is on the increase. The Anderson cancer center has reported that it receives many patients from abroad in its premises in recent times. Inbound tourism however faces various challenges that include language barriers, ethical issues of non- disclosure, patient financial problems and poor staff training. There is therefore a need for an international center that will take care of interpreters, financial and medical consultancy services as well as staff training. The center will receive patients from other countries and input their names in the hospital databases. [...]

[...] Another problem patients from abroad face is difficulty in managing resources especially finances (Stolley and Watson 126). Due to the time taken by cancer treatment courses, patients have to live temporarily in the United States. This means they have to find housing, food, utilities and other needs in a country that is foreign to them. Patients also have to contend with medical bills that range from treatment courses to medicine during this time. While the patient may have saved some money for the treatment, it is usually very likely that they undermine other expenses involved in living in a foreign country. [...]

[...] Medical tourism challenges Introduction Traveling around the globe to seek cancer treatment has been steadily growing over the years. Medical tourism is mainly influenced by several factors that include: cheaper cancer treatments, advanced medical facilities, better qualified medical personnel and better healthcare services. The fundamental foundation of medical tourism is that a patient can receive better quality of cancer treatment in the United States, and acquire these treatments at a more cheaper cost than in his/her home country. The M.D Anderson Cancer Center is structure as a non-profit venture and enjoys its university status by utilizing residency, internship and fellowship opportunities to medical personnel. [...]