香港GIST病患轉診至臺灣治療與追蹤-腫瘤科

gastrointestinal stromal tumor(GIST)？

DEAR DOCTORMy father is 63 years old and living in hong kong.In last year ,he was found GASTOINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR (GIST) in small instestine, due to the severe bleeding,so reserted the ilium immediately.After the operation,used the ”PET”/CT for examination and found metastatic to liver.And then had the secondery surgery to resert the lesion in liver.Unfortunely, bythe 3 months routine CT check up, few small lesions still present in liver. And found that the lesions (may be GIST) became much bigger in next CT check up.By the adviced of the doctor of Oncology,my father begin to take the medicine of GLEEVEC as chemotherpy, try to control the growthof tumor.Due to the age of my father , he wanted to stay with us in taiwan(I’’m the only son of my family).In this month ,my father will have the another CT check up in HK,to tracethe size of the tumor.If they become smaller or stable,it show the GLEEVEC is working.If my father going to stay in taiwan,can he able to have continuous tx. and follow up check up in your hospital?(due to the medicine of GLEEVECmy father will have blood test each month and CT check upthe size of tumor each 3 month)due to the expansive of the GLEEVEC,Can I asked you how much of the fee of the tx each monthin Taiwan?Is it inclubed in the bureau of national health insurance ?Thank you for your attention