Including the parts that are bad for our business — when a second opinion is unnecessary, when travelling for treatment is the wrong call, and what to ask any facilitator before you pay them.
Two competent specialists can read the same file and reach different conclusions. That is not malpractice — it is how clinical medicine works. Here is why, and where it matters most.
US$100 internationally, ₹3,500–₹7,500 domestically. What is included at each price, and what the cheaper options leave out.
A remote reviewer cannot palpate an abdomen or test a reflex. For most second-opinion questions that does not matter. For some it decides everything.
Staging, molecular subtype, and operability are the three places oncologists most often disagree. What to send, and the questions that get useful answers.
No — and a doctor who makes it difficult has told you something useful. How to ask, and what you are entitled to.
Teleconsultation is permitted, regulated, and has specific limits. What a doctor may and may not do over video, and what you should check before booking.
We advise against travel in a meaningful share of the cases we review. These are the situations where staying home is the better clinical decision.
Indicative estimates are not quotes. How overruns actually get handled, and the specific wording to look for in an agreement.
Where the difference is real, what published figures do and do not include, and why the headline saving is rarely the number you end up paying.
Accreditation measures process, not surgeon skill. What it tells you, what it does not, and what to ask beyond the certificate.
Eligibility, the hospital invitation letter, the attendant visa for a companion, and the errors that cause most rejections.
Documents, medication, DVT risk on the return leg, and the conversation to have with your own doctor before you go.
The cost of waiting is clinical as well as financial. What to arrange with your GP before and after, and where going abroad backfires.
Who comes, for what, what genuinely works well, and the four failure modes that account for most bad experiences.