Chemotherapy is an important element in breast cancer treatment. It is combined with other methods. You can complete a course of effective chemotherapy in the best cancer clinics in the world. The technique is prescribed before surgery, after it, and sometimes instead of surgical treatment, if the cancer is recognized as inoperable.
In what cases chemotherapy can become an option of choice?
The procedure can be prescribed in the following cases:
After surgery. A postoperative course of chemotherapy helps to destroy cancer cells that were not removed during surgery. The doctor cannot detect them all. If the cancer cells remain, it will lead to a relapse. Thus, postoperative chemotherapy is carried out to reduce the risk of the disease return after cancer treatment.
Prior to surgery. This treatment option is used to reduce the size of the tumor. It becomes resectable. In addition, the removal surgery would then be less traumatic and dangerous for the woman. The main indication is a locally spread type of breast cancer.
Inoperable cancer. These include large tumors in the advanced stage that cannot be removed. Also, chemotherapy without surgery is prescribed in the case of relapse, the presence of distant metastases. The surgical treatment can sometimes be contraindicated for health reasons. The use of chemotherapy in combination with other conservative medical procedures increases the life expectancy of patients with breast cancer, may delay the development of severe symptoms.
There are special diagnostic tests that help predict the response to chemotherapy. Such diagnostics is used in the best cancer clinics.
How is chemotherapy conducted?
Certain combinations of drugs are administered intravenously to the woman. The total duration of treatment is from 3 to 6 months. However, cancer treatment does not go on continuously. It is carried out cyclically, at regular intervals.
It is established that the smaller the intervals between injections of drugs, the less the risk of recurrence. However, not all patients can administer drugs too often, because they develop severe symptoms, decrease the number of blood cells. The body should recover before the course of chemotherapy can be continued.
The good cancer clinics provide patients with a thorough diagnostics, assessment of symptoms, laboratory diagnostics. Cancer treatment can be continued only if there is no significant threat to human health. Also, the intervals between injections of drugs are as small as possible, with due consideration of the state of the body.
Where can patients undergo a course of chemotherapy?
Thanks to Booking Health, you can take advantage of this cancer treatment option in the best cancer clinics in the world. Here are some examples of medical facilities where you can get high-quality medical services:
University Hospital Frankfurt am Main. According to the Focus magazine, this hospital ranks among the best ones specializing in breast cancer treatment. The Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Mammology provides the appropriate services.
University Hospital Tuebingen. The hospital operates the specialized Breast Cancer Center. It uses various treatment options, including chemotherapy. It is combined with other techniques.
Charite University Hospital Berlin. It is considered one of the best medical centers in Europe. The hospital treats breast cancer not only with chemotherapy. The doctors also actively use such conservative methods as hormonal preparations, monoclonal antibodies, targeted therapy.
Although the cost of treatment in Germany is higher, thousands of patients from other countries use the services of German physicians. The patients with any stage of the disease can be effectively treated here. German doctors use modern treatment options, additionally administer drugs that relieve symptoms arising due to the use of irradiation and chemotherapy.
Organization of treatment
To undergo treatment in one of the best cancer clinics in the world, you can use the Booking Health service. Here are our services and benefits:
- Opportunity to select the best medical center, which specializes in breast cancer treatment and achieves excellent statistical indicators in this focus.
- Reduced cost of treatment due to the lack of coefficients for foreign patients.
- Establishment of communication with the attending physician.
- Preparation of the examination and treatment program, taking into account previous studies.
- Arrangement of an appointment with the doctor at the suitable dates for the patient.
- Reduced waiting time for an appointment with the doctor. You will start treatment as soon as possible, until the disease has not developed into the next stage.
- Control of the program at all its stages.
- Control of the cost of procedures and provision of the the return of unspent funds.
- Buying and forwarding of medicines that are used to combat the symptoms of the disease.
- If necessary (complications, additional symptoms), additional therapeutic or diagnostic procedures can be organized.
Booking Health provides all the additional services. We will help you to draw up documents, book a hotel and airline tickets, provide interpreting services, meet you at the airport and take you to the hospital. Once the course of therapy is completed, we will take you back to the airport.
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