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Kidney cancer – features of the disease, prognosis
Renal cancer is of two types – renal cell and transitional cell. The first variant is diagnosed more often. It makes up about 90% of all malignant formations in the tissues of the organ.
The disease is dangerous because at the initial stage can proceed without symptoms that could cause particular discomfort to the patient. But you can suspect the problem by changes in blood and urine tests. New growths can be seen with ultrasound, CT or MRI. However, the most accurate method of diagnosis is biopsy.
Patients diagnosed with oncology, treatment should begin immediately. This will stop the growth of malignant cells and prevent the penetration of metastases into the lymphatic system and other organs. Timely and adequate therapy for diagnosed disease gives a chance for full recovery in more than 80% of cases.
Despite the fact that cancer centres that deal with patients diagnosed with kidney cancer, these days quite a lot of countries around the world, but most patients seek to get to surgery or anti-cancer drug course in Israel. All because diagnostics and oncotherapy in this country are extremely high, and the prices for doctors' services are lower than the cost of medical care in Europe or America.
How kidney cancer is treated in Israel
When working with patients with such a diagnosis, treatment is carried out using the most modern achievements in the field of world oncology. This approach of Israeli doctors allows more than 9 out of 10 patients with tumours up to 7 cm to be successfully cured.
Israeli oncologists rely on organ-preserving therapy, i.e. curing the affected organ while preserving its function. If diagnosis has shown that without surgery to defeat oncology will not be possible, the removal of the organ (partial or complete) can be performed minimally invasive laparoscopic method – without large incisions and scars. In addition, this method allows the patient to recover faster after surgical intervention, and the lack of large size minimises the risk of infection, which is extremely important for cancer patients with reduced immunity.
In addition to minimally invasive surgical intervention, clinics in Israel use other innovative techniques:
- arterial embolisation – blocks the blood supply to cancer cells, leading to their death;
- ablation – using a special probe to affect the affected areas of the organ with strong cold or heat.
Chemotherapy with the use of new-generation drugs are used mainly in the late stages of the disease.
The cost of kidney cancer treatment in Israel
It is difficult to say exactly how much it will cost to remove the tumour – the price depends on the severity of the disease, the location of the neoplasm, used surgical techniques and drugs. More accurately determine the cost of surgery for kidney cancer is realistic only after examination of the patient. But it is safe to say that the earlier the patient seeks qualified medical help, the lower the price of therapy will be, the faster the recovery process and the higher the chances of complete cure.
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