Cancer is a condition where cells in a specific part of the body grow and reproduce uncontrollably. The cancerous cells can invade and destroy surrounding healthy tissue, including organs. Not all tumors are cancerous; benign tumors do not spread to other parts of the body. Cancer sometimes begins in one part of the body before spreading to other areas. This process is known as metastasis.
More than one in three people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. In the UK, the four most common types of cancer are:
- – breast cancer
- – lung cancer
- – prostate cancer
- – bowel cancer
- – brain cancer
NHS allows you to bypass the NHS queue for cancer treatment and diagnostic, by reimbursing costs of treatment, if you receive private treatment abroad. So actual costs for cancer treatment will be much lower than planned.
Cancer is the single name assigned to more than 100 diseases. Though cancer was once referred to as a “wasting disease,” it’s actually the result of abnormal cells that multiply and spread out of control, damaging healthy cells along the way. Most cancers result in tumors but those that affect the blood do not.
Environmental factors can increase your risk of cancer. The air you breathe, the water you drink, and the food you eat are all important. Pollution, heavy metal toxicity, and even personal care and household cleaning products can damage the cells in your body. Your home and workplace are the two places you spend the majority of your time.
More than 90% of all lung cancer cases are caused by smoking and 22% of all cancer deaths are due to lung cancer resulting from smoking.
Globally, one in every eight deaths is caused by cancer. A painful cancer fact is that this disease causes more deaths than malaria, tuberculosis, and AIDS combined. Approximately 70% of cancer deaths occur to those of low and middle incomes.
Breast, colorectal, lung & bronchus, cervical, and stomach cancer are the most common types worldwide for which women are diagnosed (new cases) according to statistics gathered by WHO.
Lung & bronchus, prostate, colorectal, stomach, and liver are the most common types worldwide for which men are diagnosed (new cases), according to statistics gathered by WHO.
Non-melanoma skin cancers are not tracked in cancer registries, but skin cancer is the most common cancer. Every year, skin cancer cases increase steadily.
Cancer Tests and Procedures in private clinic abroad:
MRI scan for cancer diagnostic in private clinic abroad
An MRI is an imaging test that is used in cancer diagnostic abroad. It uses powerful magnets and radio waves to produce detailed, computer-generated pictures of organs and tissue. It looks like a large donut. The standard MRI machine has a narrow, tunnel-like opening. Some facilities have less confining or “open” MRI machines.
An MRI does not use x-rays or other forms of radiation. As a result, it is often used to look for problems in the female and male reproductive systems. An MRI is generally safe, even for pregnant women. MRI is also often used to take images of the brain, spinal column, abdomen, and chest, including the breast.
CT scan for cancer diagnostic in private clinic abroad
A CT scan uses an x-ray machine to create a 3-dimensional picture of the inside of the body. A computer then combines these images into a detailed view that shows any abnormalities or tumors. Sometimes, the doctor will inject a special dye called a contrast medium into a patient’s vein to create more detail in the images. At other times, a patient may be asked to swallow a liquid contrast material.
Areas that are commonly scanned include the head, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, or limbs. A total body CT scan generally includes at least the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. This is often used for cancer staging.
One risk of this test is radiation exposure, especially for children. However, the potential benefits of having a CT scan usually outweigh the risks. If you are receiving multiple CT scans and x-rays, talk with your doctor about using another type of test that involves less exposure to radiation.
PET-CT scan cancer diagnostic in private clinic abroad
A PET scan may be combined with a CT scan at many cancer treatment centers. However, you may hear your doctor refer to this procedure just as a PET scan. A PET-CT scan is one way to find cancer and learn its stage. Stage is a way to describe where the cancer is, if it has spread, and if it is changing how your organs work. Knowing this helps you and your doctor choose the best treatment. It also helps doctors predict your chance of recovery. Specialised PET-CT scan is used as prostate cancer diagnostic in private clinic abroad.
Cancer treatment in private clinic abroad
Radiotherapy cancer treatment in private clinic abroad
Radiotherapy is often used as a treatment for cancer. Around four out of every 10 people who are treated for cancer have radiotherapy, often together with other types of treatment (including chemotherapy and surgery). Radiotherapy usually uses high energy X-rays to destroy unwanted cells, such as cancer cells. The aim of radiotherapy is to target the unwanted cells and avoid damaging healthy cells as much as possible.
Your doctor may recommend radiotherapy to help cure your cancer. Or they may offer radiotherapy to help control your symptoms and improve your quality of life. Your radiotherapy will be designed individually for you to be the best treatment for your particular circumstances.
Surgery – cancer removal in private clinic abroad
Surgery means removing tissue from the body. It’s one of the main treatments for many types of cancer.
You might have surgery as an inpatient or an outpatient (day surgery). It usually means having a local anaesthetic to numb the area first, or a general anaesthetic so you are asleep during the operation.
Whether surgery is an option depends on:
- -the type of cancer you have
- -the size of the cancer and whether it has spread (the stage)
- -where the cancer is in your body
- -your general health
If your cancer has spread, surgery might not be the best treatment for you. It may be better to have a treatment that reaches all parts of your body, such as chemotherapy, biological therapy or hormone therapy. You may also have radiotherapy to shrink the tumour and help control symptoms.
Chemotherapy cancer treatment in private clinic
Chemotherapy cancer treatment uses anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. Cancer includes leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma. Cytotoxic means toxic to cells.
Cytotoxic chemotherapy drugs disrupt the way cancer cells grow and divide but they also affect normal cells. These healthy cells can usually repair damage caused by chemotherapy but cancer cells can’t and eventually die.
Sometimes chemotherapy cancer treatment is used alone to treat some types of cancer. But often it’s used with other treatments such as surgery, radiotherapy cancer treatment .
Virotherapy cancer treatment abroad in private clinic
Oncolytic virotherapy is an effective cancer treatment using a special virus, which is capable of finding and destroying cells of a malignant tumour in human body.
After being administered to a human body the virus finds and infects malignant tumour cells. That process is called oncotropism. The virus replicates in cells of a malignant tumour thus destroying them. That process is called oncolysis. Viruses not only destroy cancer cells but also mobilise natural defence of immunity, including against tumour cells.
Radiosurgery cancer treatment abroad in private clinic
Radiosurgery is a form of radiation therapy that uses precisely targeted radiation to destroy tumors. Radiosurgery cancer treatment abroad is non-invasive – there is no cutting involved. The term “surgery” refers to the high level of precision of the energy beams. Radiosurgery cancer treatment abroad is commonly used by neurosurgeons to treat conditions within the brain, spine, lungs, prostate and other body parts especially suitable for treatment of such tumors that are located in hard to access locations.
Radiosurgery cancer treatment is a treatment that uses precisely targeted radiation to destroy tumors located outside the brain and spine. The CyberKnife System is a unique, robotic system designed to deliver high-precision radiosurgical and SBRT procedures.
Why patients chose to have cancer treatment abroad?
There are more than one reasons depending on diagnose, required treatment, costs and others, these reasons include:
- – Costs of cancer treatment – cancer treatment abroad can often be found at a fraction of the price in the UK.
- – No waiting lists –NHS are having long waiting lists for cancer treatment, but by travelling you can get treatment significantly sooner. And in some cases get refund for cancer treatment abroad.
- – New surgery treatments – NHS often offers cheapest available cancer treatment, but in private clinic abroad you and your doctor can choose best available and less harmful cancer treatment.
Now NHS allows you to bypass the NHS queue for cancer treatment, by reimbursing costs of cancer treatment, if you receive private cancer treatment abroad.
Private cancer treatment abroad could be alternative you can afford.
