Government has taken various steps to boost medical tourism: Sridhar Keppurengan, Business Head, Cross Border Payments, Visa India

 Medical tourism plays a crucial role in allowing patients to access high-quality healthcare at an affordable cost. Consequently, this has enabled healthcare providers expand their patient base and increase revenue.

The Accidental Medical Tourism Magnate

There’s the glamorous side of medical tourism—a quick jaunt to South Korea for a rhinoplasty or winter break in Bali for a new set of veneers and a butt-life chaser in Rio. 

Benefits of digitalization highlighted for medical tourism in the Dominican Republic - Dominican Republic

UAE embassy in Turkey discusses medical tourism at Turkish-Arab Summit - UAE

Interest in health tourism grows in Azerbaijan

Quiz 

Q1. What are the top three modifiable risk factors for developing cancer?

1. Tobacco use, excess body weight, alcohol intake

2. Tobacco use, sun/UV exposure, alcohol use

3. Tobacco use, cancer-causing pathogens, physical inactivity

4. Tobacco use, sun/UV exposure, excess body weight

Q2. Changing or modifying certain behaviors can reduce your risk for developing cancer. Which of the following lifestyle modifications can reduce your risk of cancer?

1. Stay physically active

2. Maintain a healthy weight

3. Limit alcohol consumption

4. All of the above 

Answers to all these questions are given at the end of this email.

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Answers of the Quiz

Ans 1 : (a) Tobacco use, excess body weight, alcohol intake

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of cancer and deaths from cancer in the United States and worldwide. Researchers estimate that 7.8 percent of all cancer cases diagnosed in the United States are related to excess body weight.

Ans 2 : (d) All of the above

Stay physically active, Limit consumption of red meat and processed foods, Maintain a healthy weight, Limit alcohol consumption.

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