Patient Stories

How foreign patients can access new drugs in China: lessons from one cancer case (2026)
How foreign patients can access new drugs in China: lessons from one cancer case (2026)
Last updated: November 2, 2026. Quick answer A New York engineer flew to Shanghai to buy a cancer drug for his mother before it was sold in the US. The... Read more...
CAR-T therapy for stomach cancer in China: an American patient's experience
CAR-T therapy for stomach cancer in China: an American patient's experience
Larry, an American patient with advanced gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, traveled from Los Angeles to a hospital in Shenzhen, China, for CAR-T therapy for stomach cancer. Two years of chemotherapy and... Read more...
Total hip replacement in China: a Sierra Leonean patient's experience
Total hip replacement in China: a Sierra Leonean patient's experience
Last updated: October 24, 2026 Quick answer In brief: a businesswoman from Sierra Leone lived with hip pain for 16 years after a motorcycle accident. Doctors in Kenya and India... Read more...
Esophageal cancer treatment in China: an Indonesian patient's experience
Esophageal cancer treatment in China: an Indonesian patient's experience
Last updated: October 23, 2026 Quick answer In brief: a 54-year-old Indonesian patient traveled to Guangzhou for esophageal cancer treatment after his cancer spread to nearby lymph nodes. Doctors in... Read more...