Cancer Treatment (Oncology) · Ipoh, Malaysia
Oncologist consultation cost in Ipoh
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In plain words · A cancer doctor — plans and runs treatment with medicines (chemotherapy, hormonal, targeted and immunotherapy) and coordinates the rest of the cancer team. Operating is the surgical oncologist's job; radiotherapy is the radiation team's.
Also known as: cancer doctormedical oncologist
- Services priced
- 1 of 80
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- MSI Index
- 34
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- Departments
- 2
- 2 verified
- Conditions
- 8
- they treat
Top oncologist department · Newsweek #22 in Malaysia
#22 KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital 4.5★ MSQH accredited
KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital (formerly Ipoh Specialist Centre) has operated in Perak since May 1978 and became part of KPJ Healthcare, under Johor Corporation, in 1989. Now a 235-bed multi-disciplinary tertiary hospital in Ipoh with over 150 consultants, it is MSQH-accredited and a regional pioneer in cardiothoracic surgery, ranked #22 in Malaysia in Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2026.
Oncologist departments in Ipoh
Best firstThe best hospitals first — Newsweek World's Best national top 10 lead, then our grade. Re-rank by rating or reviews. 2 of 2 departments have verified availability.
- 68 Grade
- 69 Grade
Oncologist services & prices in Ipoh
VerifiedWhat this kind of doctor's work costs here, cheapest first — each service links to its full price comparison across clinics and cities.
- Cancer Screening and Diagnostic ✓ MYR 196–MYR 920from $48
City-level ranges from our 2025 research; unverified rows are labeled until re-checked against published prices.
Not sure an oncologist is the right type? Who does what
Modeled previewThe doctor types in this field and where each one fits — with their consultation fees where we hold them. Each links to its own price page.
- Hematologist blood cancers and blood disorders — leukemia, lymphoma, anemia Fee not yet priced
- Interventional Radiologist image-guided procedures — biopsies, ablations, embolizations Fee not yet priced
- Nuclear Medicine Radiologist PET and isotope scans and treatments Fee not yet priced
- Pathologist confirms the diagnosis from tissue and blood samples Fee not yet priced
- Pediatric Oncologist cancer care for children Fee not yet priced
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- Radiologist reads imaging — finds and stages the problem Fee not yet priced
Role lines are a modeled framework — your case decides who leads it. Fees are imported city-level ranges, re-verified over time.
Conditions an oncologist treats
DirectoryDoes this doctor type handle your problem? Each condition links to its treatment menu with prices in this city.
Conditions treated 4
Red dots carry the condition lens — each opens that diagnosis's treatment menu priced for Ipoh.
When to see an oncologist — and what the first visit looks like
Modeled previewA planning frame — the referral triggers, what happens in the room, and what to bring so the visit isn't wasted.
When it's time
- ›A confirmed or suspected cancer diagnosis from a biopsy or scan
- ›An abnormal screening result that needs staging
- ›A second opinion on a proposed treatment plan
- ›Follow-up care after treatment abroad or at home
What happens
- 1History & examination — your story first, then a focused exam
- 2Review of the records and imaging you brought
- 3Tests ordered where needed (billed separately as a rule)
- 4A working diagnosis and treatment options discussed
- 5A written plan — and an itemized quote if treatment is proposed
What to bring
- ✓Passport & travel insurance details
- ✓Recent scans and imaging (disc or digital link)
- ✓Lab results and current medication list
- ✓Referral letters or prior treatment summaries, translated to English
Booking & access — what the visit costs
- In-person consultationthe fee this page is built on — tests ordered on the day bill separately Not yet sourced
- Remote records review — written second opinionyour existing reports read here before you fly · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
- Video consultationlive case discussion · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
- Appointment lead timedays from inquiry to the visit · collected per hospital Not yet sourced
Remote-visit prices and lead times are decision data, so they're collected per hospital — never assumed. Each sourced row raises this page's MSI coverage.
How to vet an oncologist
Modeled previewCredentials and case volume decide outcomes more than the consultation fee — the checklist an expert would put to any candidate.
- 1Board certification in this specialty — which board, which year?
- 2Are cases reviewed by a multidisciplinary tumor board?
- 3How many cases like mine do you see per year?
- 4Do you work within a hospital that can handle complications?
- 5Who covers follow-up questions after I fly home?
- 6Is the consultation fee credited against treatment if I proceed?
Verify the doctor — before you book
Sourced- Official registry
- Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), under the Ministry of Health · mmc.gov.my — public register of fully- and provisionally-registered medical practitioners; hospital quality is separately accredited by MSQH (msqh.com.my) and JCI
- What it shows
- registration status · qualifications · specialist register (NSR) · (hospital) MSQH / JCI accreditation
Hospitals name your doctor when they quote — run that name through the registry. We cite the official body only, never rank individuals.
Doctors are hospital attributes in our registry — never ranked or reviewed as individuals. Vet the person, choose through the hospital.
Malaysia for medical travel — safety, recourse & visa
Sourced Full Malaysia guide →What matters if it goes wrong, and what it takes to get there — country-level, verifiable guidance in one place.
- Visa
- Most Western nationalities (US, UK, EU, Australia) enter visa-free for 30–90 days for tourism or business; travel purely for treatment uses a medical visa.
- Medical / long-stay visa
- Malaysia issues a Medical Tourism e-Visa for treatment longer than the visa-free window, granted on an invitation letter from an MHTC-registered hospital via the immigration eVISA portal.
- Arrival
- Most travellers must complete the free Malaysia Digital Arrival Card (MDAC) online within 3 days before arrival.
- Currency
- Malaysian Ringgit (RM / MYR)
- Languages
- Malay and English are official; English is widely spoken and staff at international hospitals are English-speaking
- Traveller safety
- Generally safe
- Legal recourse
- Limited recourse — use a medical-travel insurer
- Insurance
- Medical-travel & complication cover widely available
- International patients
- Hospitals accustomed to international patients
General guidance from public sources — confirm current rules for your nationality. Verified against: Malaysia MyVISA (immigration eVISA — Medical) · Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC).
Medical Travel Cost Specialist Index
MSI · Method 1.3 Methodology →One comparable grade for this city's provider market for the doctor type — consult price, service coverage, evidence, choice and trust on the same public formula. Unsourced metrics are excluded, never guessed.
75% of the formula backed by data
- Consultation price — Not sourced — · needs a sourced consultation fee
- Service coverage 1 Imported 1 of 80 services priced · share of this specialty's procedures priced here
- Price evidence 45 ✓ Verified 1 priced service · sourced/verified prices behind the service menu
- Provider choice 40 ✓ Verified 2 departments · 2 verified · departments of this specialty in the city
- Provider trust 67 Our index 67/100 top · best provider's Trust Index
Same method as every page in the registry. Machine-readable version below for models & crawlers.
Common questions
Sourced + modeledShort answers built from the numbers on this page — fees, first visit, choosing and verification.
What happens at the first appointment?
History and examination, review of the records you bring, tests where needed, then a working diagnosis and a written plan — with an itemized quote if treatment is proposed. Bring scans, labs and a medication list.
What do oncologist procedures cost in Ipoh?
1 cancer treatment (oncology) services are priced here, from ≈ $48. Each service links to its own full price comparison.
How do I choose an oncologist in Ipoh?
2 departments are listed, top Trust Index 67. Use the vetting checklist below — board certification, case volume and aftercare coverage matter more than the fee.
Are these prices verified?
Verified figures are marked ✓; the rest are imported from our 2025 research and labeled until re-checked.
Data & sources
44% verified Methodology →How much of this page is verified data — every section carries a chip telling you where its numbers come from.
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- Consultation fee Not yet collected
- Service prices· 1 of 80 ✓ Verified
- Department listings· 2 clinics ✓ Verified
- Cross-city consult fees· 37 priced Imported
- Visit guide & vetting checklist Modeled
- Remote visits & lead time· 0 of 4 priced Not yet collected
- Field role map & fee context· 0 sibling fees bound Modeled
- Doctor license registry· Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), under the Ministry of Health ✓ Verified
- Visa & travel guidance ✓ Verified
Every field is tagged by source state. "Verified" = sourced and checked; "Imported" = real data pending re-verification; "Modeled" = deterministic placeholder for this preview; "Not yet collected" = on our roadmap. Confidence feeds the Medical Travel Cost Index.