What are the best options for consulting an oncologist in Bangkok for a person with advanced stage 4 prostate cancer?

@Bob *******

not necessarily. It does depend on the illness. Electives, sure the waiting list can be extended. But don't believe the headlines. UK targets for prostatectomy is 62 days or less. Irelands current wait is about 114 days.. Prostatectomy is a typical treatment. There will be drug based therapies but it's not like nipping over to get a tooth taken out. A medical tourist traveling for cancer treatment will struggle to get travel insurance. That will be a problem if the thai doctor says nothing can be done, and your friend is in such a state no airline will let him fly, ie no medical evacuation and he has a lonely death in thailand, perhaps without palliative care. Prostate cancer is one if those cancers where not everyone will get treatment and a surgeon will refuse to carry out surgery even if the patient demands it. If surgery is the treatment, your friend will be required to undergo pre surgical assessment where they consider overall health and age. At that stage they may discover comorbidities which will stop the procedure going ahead, such as heart or respiratory disease. A trip to Thailand might not even result in any treatment. I would urge him to fully investigate domestic alternatives including referral to the private sector.