Colon cancer Treatment in Galenia Hospital

Colon cancer care at Hospital Galenia in Cancún, Mexico includes diagnostic tests and surgical treatment. Colorectal pathology assessment may be around $3,000–$3,100, liver biopsy around $2,000–$2,100, and colectomy around $25,000–$35,000. The hospital holds JCI and Accreditation Canada International accreditation, with Diamond status.

Tests for colorectal cancer

The hospital’s Oncology Surgery Center has a dedicated Digestive Tumors and Minimally Invasive Surgery Clinic. Its diagnostic services include:

• Colonoscopy: Screening is recommended from age 50.
• Colorectal pathology assessment: This assessment may be around $3,000–$3,100.
• Liver biopsy: This test may be around $2,000–$2,100.
• Imaging: CT, MRI, ultrasound, X-ray, fluoroscopy, and gamma camera are available.
• Laboratory testing: The hospital has clinical and molecular biology laboratories.

Dr. Jorge Gómez Hernández is a surgical oncologist on the hospital’s Oncology Surgery Center team. The surgical team is certified by the Mexican Society of Oncology.

Surgery and other treatment options

• Segmental colectomy: This operation removes the affected part of the colon, which may be ascending, transverse, descending, or sigmoid. The surgical protocol specifies 5–10 cm margins and dissection of at least 12 lymph nodes. The procedure may be around $25,000–$35,000.
• Minimally invasive oncologic surgery: The clinic’s laparoscopic program includes complex cancer operations using small incisions.
• Low anterior resection: This minimally invasive surgery is used for bulky or middle-to-lower rectal tumors, usually after radiotherapy and chemotherapy. A camera helps the surgeon see narrow areas of the pelvis. No price is listed for this procedure.
• Neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy: This combined treatment may be given before surgery for bulky or middle-to-lower rectal tumors. No price is listed.

The Oncology Surgery Center has 5 operating rooms with HD video systems and a surgical microscope. Patients can request a consultation through Bookimed to discuss the available options.