Today’s leading specialist physicians have narrowed their focus to specialize in specific diseases, patient populations, and even in specific treatments. Identifying and gaining priority access to these best-in-class specialists is a core component of Private Health’s service offering.
After undergoing her annual executive physical at a major academic institution, "Mrs. M," a non-smoking 51-year-old Asian who lives in London, was diagnosed with an aggressive lung cancer. A review of previous exams revealed that two years earlier the radiologist had noted a suspicious spot that should have been followed-up on… but wasn’t. Now the prognosis was bleak; Mrs. M was told that given the advanced state of her cancer no treatment option was likely to be successful and that she had only a few months to live.
But Mrs. M wasn’t ready to give up. She retained Private Health to seek out a possible life-saving solution.
Private Health’s researchers combed through the medical literature to identify "the specialist of specialists" on Mrs. M’s condition, a New York-based medical oncologist who focused on treating lung cancer in non-smokers and Asians. We arranged for her to fly to New York for an examination.
After personally evaluating Mrs. M’s condition, the specialist did not concur that Mrs. M’s condition was terminal. In conjunction with the patient’s Private Health Personal Care Team, he developed an advanced therapy program for her, and, to ensure the most effective follow-up care, we arranged for Mrs. M to see a specialist physician in London who was familiar with the New York physician’s treatment protocol.
Nearly two years later, Ms. M’s "untreatable" lung cancer is still in remission, much to her pleasure and that of her husband and three daughters.