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According to information from Bookimed partner clinics, the minimum price for chemotherapy is $200 - it is provided by medical centers in India . Turkey is also among the countries with the lowest cost of treatment - from $600 for 1 course of chemotherapy and Spain - from $520. The average price is $2,750, the maximum price is $20,900. Ask your Bookimed coordinating doctor how much chemotherapy costs in your case.
The main factors that affect the cost of chemotherapy include:
Bookimed assistance in choosing a clinic and organizing treatment does not affect the cost of chemotherapy! With us, you will pay for it the same amount as you would pay if you contacted the clinic directly. Find out more about how we work.
Package prices for chemotherapy are available at some medical centers. In addition to the main procedure, it includes additional medical and non-medical options.
The choice of package depends on the diagnosis, since each of them involves the treatment of a specific type of cancer and includes the appropriate diagnostic methods and types of surgery.
The advantage of package offers is that the patient immediately understands what the cost of the final treatment will be, what is included in it. In some cases, they even allow you to reduce costs, since the price of treatment within the package can be lower than if you add together the sum of all procedures.
Bookimed partners with 115+ clinics around the world where chemotherapy is available. Bookimed medical coordinators will help you find a medical center and an oncologist who specializes in the treatment of a particular type of cancer free of charge. You will receive TOP offers from clinics, find out how much a course of chemotherapy costs in your case, and you will be able to choose the medical center that suits you best.
Bookimed is an international service for the selection of medical solutions, organization of diagnostics and treatment in more than 40 countries. Every month, our medical coordinators help 9,000 patients. Our mission is to provide access to the necessary medical solutions for everyone and to provide assistance at all stages: from choosing a clinic and organizing a trip to returning home. We stay in touch with you 24/7 to make your path to health simple and comfortable.
Bookimed services are free for patients. The selection of a solution and the organization of a trip do not affect your bill for treatment.
Leave a request on the site to get TOP options for chemotherapy.
In most cases, doctors prescribe chemotherapy for patients with stage 2-4 cancer when needed:
In some cases, oncologists resort to chemotherapy at the 1st stage of cancer - it depends on its type, characteristics of the tumor and characteristics of the body.
Cancer types for which chemotherapy is indicated include:
There are different types of classification of chemotherapy depending on the drugs prescribed and their purpose.
According to the number of drugs that the patient takes during treatment, the National Cancer Institute distinguishes :
Depending on the task of treatment, the Chemocare.com information portal distinguishes the following types of chemotherapy:
The method of taking a chemotherapy drug depends on its type and characteristics of the diagnosis. The main methods of the American Society of Clinical Oncology include:
Innovative chemotherapy methods include intraperitoneal PIPAC and HIPEC . Doctors use them for multiple metastases (carcinomatosis) in the peritoneum.
During HIPEC , doctors inject a heated anticancer drug into the abdominal cavity and remove it after a while. Due to the high temperature, the drug penetrates deep into the organs and destroys more cancer cells than traditional chemo.
With PIPAC, the medicine is sprayed onto the internal organs, which envelops them. Due to the high pressure, small particles penetrate deep into the tumor, which allows you to reduce the dose of chemo.
According to the American Cancer Society , side effects occur in most patients, however they may vary from case to case. The most common are:
As a rule, if side effects occur, chemotherapy is continued according to the established scheme. Moreover, if the condition worsens, it is possible to review it or completely stop treatment.