Site index
Every real page on OncologyIstanbul, grouped by section — a shortcut if you know what you're looking for, or a way to see everything the site covers at a glance.
Core pages
Doctors
- Prof. Dr. Ayşe Demir — Breast surgical oncology
- Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kaya — Radiation oncology · CyberKnife
- Prof. Dr. Leyla Arslan — Medical oncology · GI cancers
- Assoc. Prof. Emre Yılmaz — Hematology · bone marrow transplant
- Assoc. Prof. Kerem Aydın — Robotic urologic oncology
- Prof. Dr. Selim Koç — Thoracic surgical oncology
- Prof. Dr. Zeynep Şahin — Gynecologic oncology
- Assoc. Prof. Deniz Aksoy — Neurosurgical oncology
Hospitals
Cancer type hubs
Cancer types & treatments
Treatments & technology
Patient stories
Guides
- Turkey vs. Germany vs. Korea
- What a $10,000 quote actually contains: anatomy of an Istanbul hospital invoice
- How to read your pathology report: a plain-language guide
- Ten questions to ask before agreeing to chemotherapy
- Flights, visas and staying with the patient: a caregiver's logistics sheet
- TNM staging explained with three real (anonymized) cases
- Follow-up from home: which scans, how often, and who reads them
- PET-CT vs CT vs MRI: which scan answers which question
Glossary
- TNM staging
- Sentinel node biopsy
- Neoadjuvant therapy
- Adjuvant therapy
- PET-CT
- HER2-positive
- Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)
- DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ)
- Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS/SBRT)
- Robotic-assisted surgery
- VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery)
- HIPEC (hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy)
- Allogeneic vs. autologous transplant
- Graft-versus-host disease (GvHD)
- Biosimilar
- Molecular / genomic tumor profiling
- Tumor board
- Fertility preservation before cancer treatment
- Oocyte cryopreservation (egg freezing)
- JCI (Joint Commission International)
- ESMO (European Society for Medical Oncology)
- Da Vinci Surgical System
- TrueBeam / TrueBeam STx
- Gamma Knife
Answers
- How much does chemotherapy cost in Turkey?
- Is Turkish cancer treatment as good as Germany?
- Do I have to pay upfront for cancer treatment in Turkey?
- How long do I have to wait for cancer surgery in Istanbul?
- Can I get a second opinion without traveling to Turkey?
- What languages do Istanbul oncologists speak?
- Is it safe to send my medical reports online?
- How much does breast cancer surgery cost in Turkey?
- Who actually reviews my case in the tumor board?
- Why don't I know which hospital I'll be treated at right away?
- Can I just contact the Istanbul hospital directly instead of going through OncologyIstanbul?
- How much does radiotherapy cost in Turkey?
- What do I actually get from the free second opinion?
- How much does a bone marrow transplant cost in Turkey?
- What happens if the tumor board disagrees with my current diagnosis or treatment plan?
- Do I need a visa to get cancer treatment in Turkey?
- How do I verify an Istanbul oncologist's credentials before trusting them with my case?
- Why do hospitals pay OncologyIstanbul instead of patients paying a fee?
- How much does a PET-CT scan cost in Turkey?
From your country
Medically reviewed by
- Prof. Dr. Leyla Arslan — medical oncology
- Prof. Dr. Ayşe Demir — breast surgical oncology, university-affiliated, Istanbul
- Prof. Dr. Selim Koç — thoracic surgical oncology
- Assoc. Prof. Kerem Aydın — robotic urologic oncology
- Prof. Dr. Zeynep Şahin — gynecologic oncology
- Assoc. Prof. Deniz Aksoy — neurosurgical oncology
- Assoc. Prof. Emre Yılmaz — hematology, bone marrow transplant
- Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kaya — radiation oncology