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Salivary gland cancer: diagnosis and effective treatment in Israeli clinics
Israeli medicine occupies one of the leading positions in terms of successful treatment of various malignant tumors. High-level professional doctors work here, high-quality services are provided to each patient, and the cost of diagnostics and treatment of many diseases is much more loyal than the prices in cancer centers in Europe or America.
Cancer of the salivary gland is one of the rare diseases. If the disease is detected at the early stages of development with high-precision diagnostics and the correct choice of therapy methods, it is possible to achieve a complete arrest of the development of oncology and stable remission. But even in the case when the stage of cancer of the salivary gland is sufficiently advanced, the therapy used by Israeli doctors will stop the spread of cancer cells and exclude relapses.
How salivary gland cancer is diagnosed: ultra-precise methods of Israeli clinics
Accurate and timely diagnosis of salivary gland cancer helps with a 100% probability to identify the disease, its type and features, which has a positive effect on the outcome of therapy. Each patient entering a medical institution, first of all, uses the services of a doctor who conducts a preliminary examination, examines the results of existing studies and prescribes additional diagnostic procedures necessary in his opinion, such as:
- X-ray;
- ultrasound;
- CT, MRI, PET;
- histological examination, etc.
It is worth noting the efficiency of diagnostics in Israel - the passage of all procedures takes no more than a few days. The patient pays the cost for each individual procedure, and the full cost of services is determined depending on the method of salivary gland cancer therapy chosen by the council of doctors. Today, many medical institutions provide the service of obtaining an initial consultation with an Israeli doctor via the Internet via Skype - this makes it possible to presumably understand what the cost of therapeutic and accompanying services will be.
Methods for treating salivary gland cancer in Israeli clinics
Diagnostic procedures allow you to accurately determine the stage of salivary gland cancer, size, localization, identify whether metastases have developed or are absent, and other subtleties. Based on the results, specialists determine the most effective methods to achieve a positive result with maximum preservation of the appearance and functionality of the jaw (in some cases, plastic surgery may be involved to eliminate defects as a result of the operation).
As therapeutic methods, they can to be selected:
- surgery is the most effective method to cope with the disease;
- radiation therapy - used in combination with surgery, helps to reduce the size of the tumor before surgery and destroy residual cancers cells after;
- chemotherapy - prolongs remission for the longest possible period, while using effective new generation drugs;
- radiosurgery - is used if the operation is impossible in relation to one or to another patient.
The cost that the patient pays for the treatment of salivary gland cancer is sometimes quite substantial, but the price is full stu is justified by the high quality of diagnostics and therapy, comfortable conditions and efficiency. Salivary cancer treatment prices in Israeli hospitals are generally 40-50% lower than in the USA, Germany, Austria and other highly developed countries.
