Cost of mouth cancer treatment in India

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Oral Cancer Treatment

Oral (Mouth) cancer is treated in several ways. It depends on the kind of oral 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.

Oral Cancer Surgery Cost

 a)Right Radical Maxillectomy with Reconstruction

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). 

b) Partial Glossectomy with Neck Dissection

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

 c)Mandibulectomy with Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction

Treatment : Mandibulectomy with 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

A mandibulectomy is a surgery to remove all or part of your jaw (mandible). You may have a mandibulectomy if you have a tumor involving your jaw.

Your jaw may be rebuilt using bone from another part of your body (the donor site). The bone may be taken from your fibula, which is the smaller of the 2 bones in your lower leg. An artery, vein, and soft tissue will also be removed with the bone. This is called a fibula free flap reconstruction.

d) 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.

e) 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. 

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.