Rectal cancer treatment in India

Our Rectal cancer treatment in India Cancer Centre is focused on providing cutting edge healthcare for cancer using the most advanced medical technology available anywhere in the World. Our specialized team of oncologists and paramedics offer best cancer treatment to the patients so that they can also lead a healthy life after a proper treatment. The multi-disciplinary cancer care, with a human touch is offered to international patients. Our Cancer center has the unique advantage of having the entire treatment modalities under one roof- Medical Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Nuclear Medicine and Bone Marrow Transplant & Haemato Oncology.

Rectal Cancer Treatment

Rectal cancer is treated in several ways. It depends on the kind of rectal cancer and how far it has spread. Treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted and radiation therapy 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.

Rectal Cancer Surgery 

Rectal cancer is most often treated with surgery to remove the tumor and, possibly, chemotherapy and radiation.

Surgery is the most common treatment for rectal cancer. The type of surgery you have will depend on :

a) the size of the cancer

b) where it is 

c) whether it has spread

Your operation may be done as open surgery or as laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery.

Laparoscopic surgery is sometimes called keyhole surgery, or minimally invasive surgery. You usually recover more quickly from this type of surgery than open surgery.

Your surgeon will talk to you about which type of surgery is likely to be best in your situation.

A) Abdominoperineal resection (APR) surgery 

Treatment :  Abdominoperineal resection (APR) 
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 9000 USD-12000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-9 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-21 days

An abdominoperineal resection (APR) is a surgery in which the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon are removed. This procedure is most often used to treat cancers located very low in the rectum or in the anus.

B) Low anterior resection (LAR) surgery 

Treatment :  Low anterior resection (LAR)
Success Rate : 90-98%
Basic Package : 8500 USD-9000 USD  (APPROX).
Total Stay in Hospital : 7-9 days.
Total Stay in India : 18-21 days

Low anterior resection (LAR) LAR is a surgery that's done to treat rectal cancer. During LAR surgery, the part of your rectum with the cancer will be removed. The remaining part of your rectum will be reconnected to your colon. You'll be able to have bowel movements (poop) as usual once you recover from your surgery.

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.