Contact us
info@cubahealthassist.comLanguage
Oncology · Pancreatic cancer
We translate your imaging, pathology and treatment reports into Spanish and send them to an oncologist in Cuba who treats pancreatic cancer. 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 want another specialist to tell you whether the tumour can be removed with surgery.
You want to review the next step and your options while chemotherapy continues.
You want this decision looked at again with your latest scans.
You can apply on their behalf. Every update comes to you.
What the doctor checks
In pancreatic cancer, the key question is whether the tumour can be removed with surgery. The answer depends on how the tumour relates to the large blood vessels and whether it has spread. In your file, the doctor looks closely at these points.
How close the tumour is to the large blood vessels on a pancreas protocol CT: removable, borderline or not removable.
Whether there is spread to the liver, the abdominal lining, the lungs or distant lymph nodes.
Jaundice, any stent, how bilirubin has changed and any infections so far.
Weight loss, pain, appetite, pancreatic enzyme tablets and how active you are during the day.
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.
Pancreatic cancer in Cuba
Oncologists in Cuba review your file in line with internationally accepted approaches to pancreatic cancer. Time matters in this disease, so keep to your current treatment while you wait for the opinion. Jaundice or an infection needs treating where you are first.
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
You can. This decision often rests on how the tumour relates to the large blood vessels. The doctor in Cuba reviews your latest scans and makes their own assessment, which may or may not match what you were told.
The doctor judges this from the general condition, nutrition and blood values. Jaundice or an infection is treated where the patient is first. We only plan travel once the patient is well enough.
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
