Cost of head and neck cancer treatment in India

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Head And Neck Cancer Treatment

Head and Neck Neck cancer is treated in several ways. It depends on the kind of head and neck cancer and how far it has spread. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted and radiation therapy & supportive care or a combination of these. 

. Surgery: Doctors remove cancer tissue in an operation

. Chemotherapy: Using special medicines to shrink or kill the cancer. The drugs can be pills you take or medicines given in your veins, or sometimes both.

. Radiation: Using high-energy rays (similar to X-rays) to kill the cancer.

Head and Neck cancer surgery cost 

a) Microlaryngeal Surgery

Treatment : Microlaryngeal Surgery
Success Rate : 99%
Basic Package : 2500 USD (Approx)
Total Stay in Hospital : 1
Total Stay in India : 6-7 days.

Microlaryngeal surgery is a minimally invasive procedure used to biopsy or remove abnormal growths, such as granulomas or benign cysts, in the larynx. It is usually performed to correct voice disorders or to diagnose or treat laryngeal cancer.

b) Laryngectomy

Treatment : Laryngectomy
Success Rate : 97-99%
Basic Package : 6800 USD (Approx)
Total Stay in Hospital : 5-7 days.
Total Stay in India :18-20 days.

A laryngectomy is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of the larynx (voice box). This procedure is commonly performed to treat cancer of the larynx, or to remove tissue that has become necrotic as a result of radiation treatment. A laryngectomy may also be performed to repair traumatic injury to the larynx caused by an accident or a criminal attack. 

c) Free Flap Reconstruction

Treatment : Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 11000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-9 days.
Total Stay in India : 20-21 days

When a large tumor is removed, the mouth, throat or neck may require repair of some kind. Sometimes, a skin graft may be performed. In this instance, a thin slice of skin is removed from the thigh and reattached in the oral cavity area in need of repair. When the defect is larger, a piece of muscle, with or without skin, may be shifted from a nearby area, such as the chest or upper part of the back.

d) Parapharyngeal Mass Excision

Treatment : Parapharyngeal Mass Excision 
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 5000 USD-5500 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 5-6 days.
Total Stay in India : 18 days

Surgery is the mainstay of treatment for tumors of the Parapharyngeal space (PPS). The choice of surgical approach is dictated by the size of the tumor, its location, its relationship to the great vessels, and the suspicion of malignancy.

e) Thyroidectomy with Neck Dissection Surgery Cost

Treatment : Thyroidectomy with neck dissection
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 5000 USD-5500 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 4-5 days.
Total Stay in India : 18 days

Total thyroidectomy: Removal of the whole thyroid. Lymphadenectomy or neck dissection: Removal of lymph nodes in the neck that contain thyroid cancer.

f) Right Radical Maxillectomy with Reconstruction Cost

Treatment : Right Radical Maxillectomy with Reconstruction
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 7500 USD-8000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-8 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-20 days

The maxilla is the upper part of the jaw bone. Surgery to remove the maxilla is called a maxillectomy. 

Maxillectomy can be used to treat cancer of the oral cavity (inside the mouth), nasal cavity (inside the nose) and/or maxillary sinuses (pockets found in the bones of the face).

g) Partial Glossectomy with Neck Dissection with Reconstruction Cost

Treatment : Partial Glossectomy with Neck Dissection with Reconstruction
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 8000 USD-10000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-9 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-21 days

Glossectomy may be needed to treat cancer of the tongue. For smaller cancers, only part of the tongue (less than 1/3) may need to be removed (partial glossectomy). For larger cancers, the entire tongue may need to be removed (total glossectomy).

h) Wide Excision with Nasal Reconstruction Surgery Cost

Treatment : Wide Excision with Nasal Reconstruction
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 8000 USD-9000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 5-6 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-20 days

Nasal cavity cancers are often removed in a procedure called wide local excision. This means removing the tumor plus an edge of normal tissue around it. The goal is to remove enough tissue so that no cancer cells remain.

i) Craniofacial Resection Surgery Cost

Treatment : Craniofacial Resection
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 10000 USD-11000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 6-8 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-21 days

A craniofacial resection is a surgery done to remove tumors, including paranasal sinus and nasal (nose) cancers. It is used to treat tumors in these parts of the head: Base of the skull.

Chemotherapy

Treatment :  Chemotherapy
Success Rate : 80-85%
Basic Package : 600 USD-2000 USD  (per cycle)
Total Stay in Hospital : 1-2 days.
Total Stay in India : 60 days

Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. 

Targeted Therapy

Treatment : Targeted Therapy
Success Rate : 80-90%
Basic Package : 10000 USD-12000 USD  (per cycle)
Total Stay in Hospital : 3-4 days.
Total Stay in India : 30-60 days

Targeted therapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to target specific genes and proteins that are involved in the growth and survival of cancer cells. Targeted therapy can affect the tissue environment that helps a cancer grow and survive or it can target cells related to cancer growth, like blood vessel cells.

Radiation Therapy

a) Treatment : Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) 
Success Rate : 97-99%
Basic Package : 6000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 0 days.
Total Stay in India : 20-25 days

Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) refers to the use of imaging, usually CT scans and X-rays, to help precisely target the cancer with radiation therapy. This is another important advance in the radiation therapy technology that improves the chance of killing a cancer whilst reducing the risk of damaging normal body tissues and structures. 

b) Treatment : Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Success Rate : 97-99%
Basic Package : 4500 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 0 days.
Total Stay in India : 20-25 days

Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is the most advanced form of 3-D conformal radiation therapy, a technique that adjusts the radiation beam to the contours of a tumor, allowing for higher, more effective doses of radiation to be delivered while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.

c) Treatment : CyberKnife
Success Rate : 97-100%
Basic Package : 7000 USD with 5 sessions  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 1-2 days.
Total Stay in India : 20-25 days

The CyberKnife one of the most advanced forms of radiosurgery is a painless, non-invasive treatment that delivers high doses of precisely targeted radiation.