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Best Hospitals for Rhabdomyosarcoma treatment in Israel 2025

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Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment Overview in Israel

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  • Completion of necessary paperwork.
  • Accommodation at the hotel or clinic.

Diagnostics

  • Initial consultation with a specialist.
  • Biopsy to confirm Rhabdomyosarcoma diagnosis.
  • Imaging tests like MRI or CT scan to determine the stage.

Treatment Plan Development

  • Discussion with a multidisciplinary team.
  • Development of an individualized treatment plan.

Treatment

  • Administration of Chemotherapy.
  • Surgery under general anesthesia.
  • Radiotherapy, usually lasts for a few weeks.

Follow-up

  • Regular appointments with the oncologist.
  • Periodic imaging tests to monitor progress.

Rehabilitation

  • Physical therapy to regain strength.
  • Psychological support if needed.

Please note that only a doctor can determine the exact diagnostic and treatment plan as it varies from person to person. Other diagnostic methods like PET scan, bone scan and treatment options like targeted therapy, immunotherapy may also be considered depending on the individual"s condition.

What patients like

  1. Rhabdomyosarcoma treatment efficacy. Israel is known for its advanced cancer treatments. This includes innovative Rhabdomyosarcoma treatments such as Vincristine, Actinomycin D, and Cyclophosphamide therapy. Patients appreciate the high success rates.
  2. Doctor’s professionalism. Israeli doctors are globally recognized for their expertise. They are members of international oncology associations. They have performed numerous Rhabdomyosarcoma treatments.
  3. Cost. The Rhabdomyosarcoma treatment cost in Israel ranges from $50 to $18000. Compared to the USA ($30,000- $70,000) and UK ($25,000 - $55,000), Israel is more affordable.
  4. Service level. Patient satisfaction is high due to excellent service. This covers medical care, hospitality, and patient management.
  5. Logistics. Israel provides comfortable logistics for international patients. This includes translation services, visa support, and accommodation facilities.

What patients don’t like

  1. Waiting time. Due to high demand, patients may face long waiting times for treatment.
  2. Distance. For international patients, Israel can be far away. This could lead to higher travel costs and inconvenience.
  3. Language barriers. Despite translation services, some patients still face language difficulties.

What's the Cost of Rhabdomyosarcoma Diagnostic and Treatment Procedures in Israel?

The average price for Rhabdomyosarcoma diagnostic and treatment in Israel is $2992, the minimum price is $50, and the maximum price is $18000.
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CT (computer tomography) from $52 -from $309
Consultation with an oncologist from $100 from $309 from $495
PET/CT from $700 -from $1598
Chemotherapy for breast cancer from $1200 -from $1031
Radiation Therapy for Sarcomas from $18000 -from $3607
Radiation therapy for colorectal cancer from $3250 -from $3607
Scintigraphy from $200 -from $225
CT of the paranasal sinuses from $150 --
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Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
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Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)

Israel, Tel Aviv
4.4
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doctor Ofer Merimsky
Clinical oncologist
40 years of experience
Ofer Merimsky

Treatment plan for little and young patients is conducted in the specialized Dana Dwek Children’s Hospital which belongs to Sourasky Medical Group.

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Pamela Goldstein • Jun 30, 2019
They were extremely helpful and accommodating. The team nade it easy to book the appointment as well as following thru with another appointment . Dr Anouk was extremely thorough and efficient.
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Hadassah Medical Center

Hadassah Medical Center

Israel, Jerusalem
4.5
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Hadassah Medical Center is a state multi-specialty medical center located in Jerusalem, Israel. The strongest specialties are neurosurgery, orthopedics, oncology, and hematology oncology. Every year, over 150 Hadassah doctors are included in the TOP of the best doctors by Forbes magazine. Hadassah Medical Center serves both adults and children. 1,000,000 patients choose Hadassah Medical Center to get medical care every year. Patients from CIS, Europe & Commonwealth and Arab League States visit the clinic most often. In 2017, Melania Trump, former First Lady of the USA, visited Hadassah Medical Center as a leading Israeli hospital.

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Екатерина • Jun 1, 2022
We had a remote consultation with Professor Ayala Hubert. The consultation was organized quickly, in a couple of days. The professor spoke in detail about the possible treatment and gave recommendations on which tests to take to control the disease. We are happy with the advice.
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Assuta Medical Center

Assuta Medical Center

Israel, Tel Aviv
4.5
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doctor Mordechai Gutman
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Assuta Hospital is the largest clinic of private ownership in Israel. It develops a lot of medical directions and is highly specialized in surgery, , cardiology (the use of VenaSeal, Cryo and MICRA and other innovative techniques) and oncology. The main distinguishing feature of this medical institution is a high level of attentiveness to the patient’s needs. The option of a surgical operation, an attending physician and a type of the room is not the complete list of things left up to the choice of the patient.

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Olena Holovska • Nov 25, 2023
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Rambam Medical Center

Rambam Medical Center

Israel, Haifa
5
Excellent
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doctor Miriam Ben-Harush
Miriam Ben-Harush

Rambam Hospital is one of the greatest medical centers in Israel. Thousands of international patients visit the medical center every year. It offers more than 1,000 beds for inpatients. It is necessary to mention that the Rambam medical team includes leading Israeli specialists – professors and doctors, some of whom were even awarded the Nobel Prize. Up-to-date equipment and advanced technologies allow these high-level specialists to refine and develop in various realms of medicine.

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Дарья • Oct 16, 2023
Thank you for your professionalism and help in organizing a video consultation with Professor Zuckerman.
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Herzliya Medical Center

Herzliya Medical Center

Israel, Herzliya
4
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Herzliya Medical Center is the leading medical center in Israel, which works since 1983 and follows international standards of medicine.

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Anonymous • Mar 8, 2020
I did my full medical check up in HMC. Very professional approach! The assistants Sima and Mara were very helpful and tried to accommodate all our requests. Highly recommend.
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Get a Medical Assessment for Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment in Israel: Select Your Expert from 8 Experienced Doctors

Ofer Merimsky
Israel, Tel Aviv
Ofer Merimsky
Clinical oncologist
40 years of experience

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Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Education and specialization: EDUCATION 1976-1983 Hebrew, Hadassah Medicine MD  1988-2001 Tel-Aviv, Ichilov Hospital Oncology Board/ Certified 1995 Title of Doctoral Dissertation: Lobular carcinoma in situ of the female breast - a retrospective study" ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 1991: Sackler Faculty of Medicine. Oncology Assistant Degree 1991-1994: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology Assistant 1992-1994: Sourasky Med. Center Lectures in oncology to new immigrant physicians 1993-1994: Sourasky Med. Center Henrieta Szold Nursing School /Lectures in oncology to students for nursing 1994-1995: Sourasky Med. Center School of Radiology-Technologists/Lectures in Oncology 1995: Hebrew University Post-Graduate school in Pharmacology/Lectures in Oncology 1995-present: Sackler Faculty of Med. Post-Graduate School/Gynecology; Oncology/Lectures in Oncology 1993-present: Felsenstein Medical Research Center,Beilinson Campus,Petach-Tiqva/Tumor Immunology Lab. (Prof. Fishman)/ Senior Investigator 1999: Tel-Aviv University & Sackler Faculty of Medicine./Oncology Senior Lecturer Degree (Regular Course) 2000: Sackler Faculty of Med. Post-Graduate School/Oncology/Post Graduate Course:Breast Cancer 2000-2005: Weizmann Institute for Science, Department of Collaboration with Prof. Amsterdam/Senior Investigator 2001-2003: Sackler School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Histology Collaboration with Dr.Benayahu/Senior Investigator 2002-2004: Weizmann Institute for Science, Department of Cell Biology Collaboration with Prof.Yarden/Senior Investigator Feb 2003: Tel-Aviv University &Sackler Faculty of Medicine./ Oncology Associate Professor (Clinical) Sept 2007-2010: Tel-Aviv University & Sackler Faculty of Medicine./Oncology Chairman of the Department of Oncology 2008-present: Sackler School of Medicine, Department of Cell Biology and Histology Collaboration with Prof.Ronit Eisenberg-Sagi/Senior Investigator 2011-present: European Society of Medical Oncology/(ESMO) Soft tissue and bone sarcoma/ Member of ESMO Faculty 2016: Tel-Aviv University & Sackler Faculty of Medicine. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. 1983: Soroka Med. Center Rotations Stager 1984-1988: Zahal Regimen, Brigade Medical Officer 1989-1994: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology (Prof. Chaitchik)  1992: Sourasky Med. Center Internal Medicine "H" (Prof. Tupilsky)  1993: NY Hosp. Med. Center of Queens (NY, USA) Radiation-Oncology (Prof. Nori) 1994: Sourasky Med. Center Radiology; Neuroradiology 1995-present: Sourasky Med. Center Unit for Orthopedic Oncology/Senior Oncologist 1995-present: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology Senior Oncologist 1997: Institut Gustave Roussy (IGR) Paris, France/Oncology / Sarcoma (Prof. Turzs) Fellowship in soft tissue and bone sarcoma unit 1997-8: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology Permanent position of Senior Oncologist 1995-1999: Sourasky Med. Center Oncology / Sarcoma field/ Senior Oncologist 1999: Sourasky Med. Center Head Unit of Soft Tissue Head Unit of Soft 2000: Sourasky Med. Center Head Unit of Soft Tissue and Bone Oncology (permanent position) Head Unit of Soft Tissue and Bone Oncology 2000: Sourasky Med. Center Lung Cancer Service Responsible for service 2000-present: Israeli Society For Medical Oncology And Radiation Therapy Elected Secretary 1999- present: Israeli Cancer Association, Member of Committee For Social Services 2001: Sourasky Med. Center Member of Ethical Committee(Helsinky) 2003: Sourasky Med. Center Associate Professor of Oncology (Clinical) 2005-present: Sourasky Med. Center Vice Chairman of Ethical Committee (Helsinky) 2007-2011: Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University (TAU) Oncology Section, Head of Section of (חוג) Oncology 2008-present: Sourasky Med. Center Deputy Head of Division of Oncology 2008-present: Sourasky Med. Center Head of Oncology Outpatient Clinic 2010-2013: Israeli Cancer Association Member of Committee For Travel Grants FURTHER STUDIES 1985: Tel-Aviv/ Emergency Medicine  1994: Tel-Aviv Post-Graduate/ School of Medicine/ Oncology/Research Methods 1990 - 1995: European School of Oncology (ESO)/ Breast Cancer 1990-1995: Post-Graduate School of Medicine/ Oncology Diploma in Oncology 1990: Germany The 15th International Cancer Congress of the UICC 1991: European School of Oncology (ESO)/ Biological agents 1992: European School of Oncology (ESO)/ Lymphomas 1993: Zahal Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) 1993: Israel The 7th European Conference on Clinical Oncology (ECCO) and Cancer Nursing  1993: Israeli Cancer Association Workshop on Brachytherapy 1993: New York Hospital Thoracic Oncology and Brachytherapy 1995: Post-Graduate School of Medicine & Israel Cancer Association/ Radiobiology 1995: France 8th European Conference on Clinical Oncology (ECCO-8) 1995: Post-Graduate School of Medicine; Master Thesis: "Anti-melanoma antibodies as markers for disease and treatment monitoring" Master in Oncology 1996: Israeli Cancer Association The 3rd annual radiotherapy teaching course: Combined external beam irradiation and brachytherapy in the management of H&N and pelvic malignancies. 1996: Israel 5th International Conference On Human Antibodies Hybridomas 1996: ESMO 21 Medical Oncology  1997: Israel The 27th Annual Meeting of the Israel Immunological Society 1997: 8th World Conference On Lung Cancer , Dublin 1997: Lung Cancer 1998: Hamburg Univ. Workshop on local and systemic therapy with IL2 in RCC 1998: Northwest Hospital, Seattle, USA Ultrasonic guided brachytherapy of prostate cancer 1998: USA American of Society Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 1998: USA Lilly Oncology Global Medical Conference 1999: USA American of Society Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 1999: Switzerland Cancer induced bone diseases: 2nd International Conference 1999: Austria The 10th European Cancer Conference (ECCO) 1999: Israel Pancreatic Carcinoma  1999: Israel Pathology of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors 2000: TASMC, Tel-Aviv Prostate Brachytherapy, ProSeed method 2000: France Lung Cancer Symposium  2000: USA ASCO 36  2000: Germany ESMO 25  2000: Israel Weizmann Institute for Science & Tel-Aviv Medical Center: Joint Workshop on Cancer 2001: ISCORT-Janssen-Cilag Oncological Radiology Update  2001: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XIX 2001: USA ASCO 37  2002: France ICACT 13  2002: Israel Pediatric Musculoskeletal Malignancies  2002: USA ASCO 38 2002: France ESMO 27  2002: The Netherlands European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society (EMSOS) 2002: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA  2002: University of Alabama On-line educational lecture on: Ovarian cancer - recurrence at 9 months 2002: ISCORT-Aventis-Novartis Automn Meeting Dead-Sea 2003: USA ASCO 39  2003: Canada 10th World Conference on Lung Cancer 2003: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA 2003: Good Clinical Practice ARCP Course  2004: ESMO 29 Medical Oncology  2004: France 15th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy(ICACT) 2004: US ASCO 40  2005: USA ASCO 41  2005: Spain 11th World Conference on Lung Cancer 2005: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA 2006: USA ASCO 42  2006: France International Congress on Anti-Cancer Chemotherapy (ICACT) 17 2006: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXIII 2007: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXIV 2007: USA ASCO meeting  2008: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXV 2008: USA ASCO meeting  2009: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXVI 2009: USA ASCO meeting  2010: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXVII 2010: USA ASCO meeting  2011: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXVIII 2011: USA ASCO meeting  2012: Mount Sinai Post-Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXIX 2012: USA ASCO meeting  2013: USA ASCO meeting  2014: Mount Sinai Post- Graduate School of Medicine, NY, USA Chemotherapy foundation symposium XXXI 2014: USA ASCO meeting 2014: Geneva, Switzerland ELCC meeting  2015: Salt Lake City, USA CTOS meeting  2015: Geneva, Switzerland ELCC meeting  2015: USA ASCO meeting  2016: Geneva, Switzerland ELCC meeting  2016: USA ASCO meeting  2016: Lisbon, Portugal CTOS meeting    MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES 1984-2006: Israel Medical Association Israel 1994-1995: International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine (ISOBM) International 1994-1995: The Israeli Society for Skin Research Israel 1995-present: The Israeli Society for Oncology and Radiotherapy (ISCORT) Israel 2000-2009: The Israeli Society for Oncology and Radiotherapy: Elected Secretary 1995: The New-York Academy of Sciences NY, USA 1996: International Society for Preventive Oncology NY, USA 1995-1997: The Israeli Society of Preventive Oncology Israel 1997-present: American Society of Clinical Oncology - ASCO - Active Member USA 1997-2006: Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS) USA 1997-2003: EORTC: Soft tissue and bone sarcoma group (STBSG) Europe 1999-2006: European Musculoskeletal Oncology Society (EMSOS) Europe 2001: European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) Europe 2009-2013: The Israeli Society for Oncology and Radiotherapy: Elected Chairman 2010-2013: IASLC International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (ethical committee) 2012-present: ESMO Sarcoma group: Faculty Member Europe 2012-on present: European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP) International
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Ronit El Hasid
Israel, Tel Aviv
Ronit El Hasid
Pediatric hematologist/oncologist
37 years of experience
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Dr. Ronit El Hasid is a Head of the Department of Pediatric Oncohematology and Oncology of Dana Dwek Children’s Hospital (Sourasky). The doctor specializes in the and umbilical blood transplantation for children. Dr. Ronit El Hasid has conducted over 300 transplantations, 50 publications and 40 reports for different medical conferences. the doctor is a member of American Association for Hematology and Israeli Society for Pediatric Hematooncology. Dr. Ronit El Hasid has practiced in the City of Hope Hospital (Los-Angeles), and in the medical centers of Israel.
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Dror Levin
Israel, Tel Aviv
Dror Levin
Pediatric hematologist
40 years of experience
Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Dr. Dror Levin is a leading expert in the treatment of blood disorders in children, as well as in the treatment of bone cancer (sarcoma) in children in Israel. Positions: Senior pediatrician at Children's Hospital "Dana"; The director of children's hematology oncology department at the medical center "Sourasky" in Tel Aviv; Coordinates the treatment of bone cancer, and soft tissue (sarcoma) in children, together with the general Oncology-orthopedic department; Coordinates the department that occupies a violation of blood coagulation and formation of blood clots in the hospital, "Dana."; Coordinates the area of hematology in preterm infants; Member of the association of Israel in pediatric hemato-oncology ISPHO. Education: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beer Sheva. Specialization in pediatric medicine at the Kaplan Medical Center (KMC), located in Rehovot, Specialization in pediatric hematology and oncology at the hospital, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel in Petah Tikve. The course of medical management of "Sourasky" Medical Center in Tel Aviv. Studying abroad: oncology bone and soft tissue in Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute orthopedic in Bologna in Italy (one of the leading centers in the world in this field.) To know more about hematology oncology physicians and hospitals, click here.
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FAQ about Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment in Israel

Rhabdomyosarcoma treatment in Israel

Rhabdomyosarcoma develops from a transversely striated (skeletal) muscle and is a colony of modified muscle cells (myocytes). In a result of a number of successive divisions, tumor elements are simplified and become similar to embryonic cells (precursors of muscles) that are rabdomioblasts. The longer the tumor does not being treat, the worse the prognosis for life is as there is the higher risk of metastasing and organ damage around tumors.

In two-thirds of cases, rhabdomyosarcoma affects the children up to 10 years, mainly boys (girls’ rate is in 2 times lower). Overwhelming majority of the illness cases (90%) is up to the age of 25 years.

Types of rhabdomyosarcoma:

  • embryonic rhabdomyosarcoma is typical for children and it affects the head and neck;
  • alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma develops mainly in adolescents. It affects the large skeletal muscles (quadriceps, triceps, back muscles);
  • botryoid rhabdomyosarcoma affects the muscle wall of the internal organs (vagina, urine bladder).

Only in Israel

  • assistance is provided by experts of global renown;
  • there are specialized clinics for the treatment of various types of sarcomas; Diagnosticians and oncologists of Israel know all the peculiarities of this type of tumors;
  • they use the most up-to-date diagnostic equipment;
  • excellent survival rates and curability of patients;
  • all-day care, patient and family support programs.
70% is an average survival index.
90% of full recovery by early treatment.

Causes of rhabdomyosarcoma

Major risk factors contributing to the development of rhabdomyosarcoma:

  • the irradiation of a mother or a child, especially during pregnancy;
  • concomitant genetic abnormalities as Li-Fraumeni syndrome, albinism or neurofibromatosis. The process is more common for children with a giant melanocytic nevus;
  • constant contact with carcinogens (including food) and toxic substances.

Rhabdomyosarcoma usually develops in people with immunodeficiency. People infected with HIV, TB, children with any form of anemia are the most vulnerable. It is necessary to pay attention to the children previously treated with chemotherapy. In some cases, rhabdomyosarcoma develops after leukemia.

Symptoms of rhabdomyosarcoma

  • some tumors above the skin surface. They are painless and aren’t red; subdermal formation is dense and elastic;
  • after a while, there is some pain due to compression of the nerve endings by growing tumor;
  • bleeding and ulceration of sarcoma may occur;
  • regional lymph nodes are increased;
  • weakness is developing, the body weight is decreasing. There may be some intestinal dysmotility, nausea, loss of appetite.

Depending on the location of the main tumor, the disease manifests itself as follows:

  • unilateral exophthalmos (proptotic eyes) due to the location of rhabdomyosarcoma in the orbit;
  • blood-tinged discharges from the ear canal when the tumor is in the middle ear;
  • nose bleedings, nasal congestion when the tumor is in the nasal passages;
  • scrotal edema, blood in semen;
  • blood in the urine, the symptoms of cystitis (painful urination, pain шт lower abdomen) when the urine bladder wall is affected.

The symptoms at different stages of rhabdomyosarcoma:

Stage 1

Stage 2

nearly invisible tumor, no local reactions

visible (subdermal) tumor, some pain, redding

Stage 3

Stage 4

intense pain, enlarged lymph nodes

damage and dysfunction of organs, metastasing

Rhabdomyosarcoma diagnostics in Israel

  • the main method of rhabdomyosarcoma diagnostics is an MRI. The method allows to precisely localize the process, its relationship with the surrounding structures. Tumor is located deeply in the soft tissues and is not very different from the structure, so radiographic techniques are less effective;
  • MSCT for metastases screening and localization;
  • PET-CT for the determination of small foci of metastasis;
  • Ultrasound is used as a preliminary screening. As a rule, ultrasound is used with Doppler sonography;
  • scintigraphy is used for the diagnostics of bone metastases;
  • biopsy is used to determine the type of tumor. it does not only confirms the diagnosis, but also affects the intensity and duration of chemotherapy (it determines the invasiveness of the process and makes prognosis);
  • searching for tumor markers in the blood helps to confirm the ongoing process if there are difficulties in finding the primary focus.

Methods of rhabdomyosarcoma treatment in Israel

Israeli oncologists achieve excellent results even with common processes (3A-B stage):

  • surgical treatment. The entire tumor or most of it is removed (if the complete excision is not possible), as well as regional lymph nodes, and concerned tissues and organs;
  • chemotherapy of rhabdomyosarcoma. Israeli chemotherapists use innovative combinations of cytostatics and hormones, that increases the sensitivity of the tumor to treatment. On the 4th stage of the disease it is the main method. Targeted chemotherapy helps to achieve the maximum concentration of drug in the tumor body;
  • radiation therapy is applying in 2 months after chemotherapy. The impact is produced on the operated area of the body. With rhabdomyosarcoma of the central nervous system, radiation therapy is applied before chemotherapy;
  • transplantation of . It is used due to destroying own by the necessary for the treatment doses of chemotherapy. When transplantation is possible, your doctor may significantly increase the dosage of chemotherapy drugs with no hesitating of subsequent complications such as aplastic anemia.

Review: a four-month-old infant with rhabdomyosarcoma

When my son was 4 months, doctors have found rhabdomyosarcoma. We had conducted 4 courses of chemotherapy and two surgeries, then aplastic anemia began. The doctor said that haemopoiesis was disrupted and we needed a transplantation.

After the examination of relatives, it turned out that my brother can be a donor. We have conducted stem cell transplantation.

Now the boy is 2 years old, he is often sick, but there are no tumor signs anymore. We take drugs (necessary for normal functioning of the transplanted ).”

Valentina, Turkmenistan

Rehabilitation after rhabdomyosarcoma removal, prevention of recurrence

Prediction for patients depends on the process stage. Even at the 4th stage, the five-year survival rate exceeds 30% (alveolar form of the disease). Careful attention to a patient after surgery and intensive chemotherapy allows to achieve full cure in 70% of all patients with rhabdomyosarcoma.

It is recommended to make regular visits to the oncologist (every 2 months during the first year after surgery) and periodic screening of tissues:

  • in the area of the removed tumor;
  • plain radiography of thoracic organs;
  • liver ultrasound.

Two recent studies allow quick identifying metastases in the process expansion.

Cost of rhabdomyosarcoma treatment in Israel

  • Prices for cancer center services in Israel are controlled by the state. This allows you to plan ahead the medical tour and optimize costs;
  • The cost of treatment is 20% lower than in Switzerland, the USA and Germany (the national average);
  • Bookimed company helps to avoid payment of intermediaries, that significantly reduce the overall cost of treatment;
  • High level of service due to which the patient and his/her family receive all the necessary support during treatment and the rehabilitation period.
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Bookimed CEO Quality Assurance

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Eugene Khotianov
Info about the clinic, its success rates, doctors, before-after photos, prices & packages is provided by the clinic representative via personal cabinet. The quality of info, communications, and client service is managed by our co-founder personally — to bring the very best for every user. All the content meets the highest international standards and aims to provide the complete data about available medical options for your informative decision-making.
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