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Kidney cancer - features of the disease, prognosis
Kidney cancer can be of two types - renal cell and transitional cell. The first option is diagnosed more often. It accounts for approximately 90% of all malignant tumors in the tissues of the organ.
The disease is dangerous because at the initial stage it can proceed without symptoms that could cause particular discomfort to the patient. But you can suspect a problem by changes in blood and urine tests. Neoplasms can be seen with ultrasound, CT or MRI. However, the most accurate diagnostic method is a biopsy.
Patients diagnosed with kidney cancer should begin treatment 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 kidney cancer gives a chance for a complete recovery in more than 80% of cases.
Despite the fact that oncology centers that deal with patients diagnosed with kidney cancer, today there are quite a different countries of the world, but most patients tend to get an operation or an anti-cancer drug course in Israel. This is because diagnostics and oncotherapy in this country are extremely high, and the prices for medical services are lower than the cost of medical care in Europe or America.
How kidney cancer is treated in Israel
When working with patients diagnosed with a kidney tumor, 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 tumors up to 7 cm to be successfully cured.
Israeli oncologists rely on organ-preserving therapy for kidney cancer, that is, curing the affected organ while maintaining its function. If the diagnostics showed that it would not be possible to defeat oncology without surgery, then the removal of the organ (partial or complete) can be performed by a minimally invasive laparoscopic method - without large incisions and scars. In addition, this method allows the patient to recover faster after surgery, and the absence of large sizes minimizes the risk of infection, which is extremely important for cancer patients with reduced immunity.
In addition to minimally invasive surgery, Israeli clinics use to treat kidney cancer and other innovative techniques:
- arterial embolization - blocks the blood supply to cancer cells, which leads to their death;
- ablation - using a special probe, the affected areas of the organ are exposed to strong cold or heat.
Chemotherapy using new generation drugs is used mainly in the later stages of the disease.
The cost of treating kidney cancer in Israel
Difficult to say exactly how much it will cost to remove a kidney tumor - the price depends on the neglect of the disease, the location of the neoplasm, the surgical techniques and medications used. It is realistic to determine the cost of surgery for kidney cancer more accurately only after examining the patient. But we can say with confidence that the sooner the patient seeks qualified medical help, the lower the price of therapy will be, the faster the recovery process will be and the higher the chances of a complete cure.
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