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Oncology · Head and neck cancers
We translate the pathology and imaging reports for tumours of the mouth, tongue, throat, larynx or salivary glands into Spanish and send them to an oncologist in Cuba. We explain the doctor’s opinion in plain language and, if you decide to go ahead, plan treatment and travel with you.
Who it is for
You would like another specialist to see the plan before surgery or radiotherapy begins.
You are having radiotherapy, chemotherapy or drug treatment and want to review your options.
You want your whole file looked at again before a new decision, especially in an area already treated with radiotherapy.
If they find it hard to speak or swallow, you can apply for them. Every update comes to you.
What the doctor checks
What people often call “throat cancer” is really a group of different tumours that can start anywhere from the mouth to the larynx. Treatment depends on exactly where the tumour started and on its stage. In your file, the doctor looks closely at these points.
Whether it started in the mouth, tongue, tonsil, larynx, nasopharynx or a salivary gland, and the type in the pathology report.
HPV (p16) in tonsil and tongue base tumours, EBV in nasopharyngeal cancer. These results affect the choice of treatment.
Tumour size, the lymph nodes in the neck and whether it has spread further, for example to the lungs.
Surgery, the area and dose of radiotherapy, chemotherapy; whether you can swallow today and whether you have a feeding tube or a breathing tube in the neck (tracheostomy).
Documents
Tick what you already have. A missing document does not stop your application; our team will tell you what is still needed.
Your reports can be in any language; we translate them for the doctor. Clear photos and PDF files are both fine.
Apply nowYour ticks are saved on this device only.
Process
About 10 minutes
You fill in the form, upload your reports and pay the preliminary review fee.
After payment
We check your documents, translate them into Spanish and prepare one clear file for the doctor.
Target: about 4 business days
An oncologist in Cuba reviews your file and may ask for more documents. We keep you updated at every step.
The decision is yours
We explain the doctor’s opinion. If you want to go ahead, we plan the hospital stay, travel and accommodation with you.
Timings vary with each file and its documents. You can follow every stage in the patient portal.
Head and neck cancer in Cuba
Oncologists in Cuba review your file in line with internationally accepted approaches to head and neck cancer, which combine surgery, radiotherapy and drug treatment. Swallowing, breathing and nutrition are part of the decision, and they also show whether travel is safe for you.
CIMAher is not approved in the US or the European Union. It is planned alongside standard treatment, not instead of it. The doctor assesses from your file whether it suits you.
Antibody, not a vaccine
An antibody medicine that targets the EGFR receptor on tumour cells.
The doctor’s assessment and suggested next step, explained to you in English.
If treatment is suggested, you receive hospital and treatment costs in writing.
Once you have heard the opinion, you decide whether to travel.
FAQ
Only a doctor who can see the area and dose of your earlier radiotherapy can assess this. Please include your radiotherapy summary. If you do not have it, the hospital that treated you can provide it.
The doctor decides this from their breathing and nutrition. Mention a tracheostomy or feeding tube in the application. We only plan travel if the doctor considers it safe.
The current fee is shown during the application. It covers checking your documents, translating them into Spanish, the review of your file by a specialist in Cuba and explaining the opinion to you. For card payments, the processing fee is shown separately on the payment screen.
Not once your file has been sent to the doctor. The preliminary review fee pays for the specialist's review of your file, not for acceptance for treatment, so it is not refunded whether the doctor's opinion is positive or negative. If you withdraw after paying but before your file is sent to the doctor, the fee is refunded. If the doctor asks for more documents during the review, there is no extra charge. To withdraw, simply write to info@cubahealthassist.com with your file number; our finance team will handle your request.
If your documents are complete, our target for the first specialist review is about 4 business days. If the doctor asks for more documents, it may take longer. We keep you updated at every step.
Yes, most applications are made by relatives. Contact details are taken from the applicant, and all updates go to the applicant.
You do not need to do anything. We translate your documents into Spanish, and the doctor's opinion is explained to you in your language.
No. Your file is first reviewed remotely. After hearing the doctor's opinion, you decide whether to travel.
The application takes about 10 minutes. If you would like to ask first, write to us on WhatsApp; we help in English, Spanish, German and Turkish.
This page is for information only. Diagnosis and treatment decisions are made by licensed doctors. Medical disclaimer
