China's critically ill, and well-heeled, add twist to outgoing medical tourism

Beijing

CHINA'S medical system could not stop the cancer eating at Guo Shushi's stomach. It roared back even after Mr Guo, a 63-year-old real estate developer, endured surgery, chemotherapy and radiation at two hospitals.

Then his son-in-law discovered online that - for a price - companies were willing to help critically ill Chinese people seek treatment abroad. Soon Mr Guo was at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, receiving a new immunotherapy drug, Keytruda, which is not available in China. In April, nearly four months later, his tumour has shrunk and his weight has gone up.