Lung cancer stage 4 Treatment in Shefaa Al Orman international oncology hospitals

Stage 4 lung cancer care at Shefaa Al Orman International Oncology Hospitals in Luxor, Egypt, includes drug treatment, radiation, and supportive care. A chemotherapy cycle may cost around $90, a full course around $500, and stereotactic radiosurgery around $2,300; an online surgeon consultation may cost $40–$60. The hospital’s dedicated lung cancer unit brings together thoracic surgery, radiotherapy, medical oncology, and interventional radiology consultants, and the hospital holds ESMO accreditation.

Assessment and treatment planning

Dr. Galal Rafik Galy, a thoracic surgery consultant, is responsible for the lung cancer unit program. Its team also includes Dr. Amr Mahmoud El Demery in thoracic surgery, Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud AbdElhakim in radiotherapy, Dr. Maha Yahia in medical oncology, and Dr. Shady El Sebaey in interventional radiology.

• Imaging and biopsy: CT, MRI, PET-CT, and nuclear medicine tests help assess the cancer. CT-guided or ultrasound-guided biopsy can collect tissue samples.
• Laboratory and pathology tests: Tests include blood counts, biochemistry, coagulation, and tumor markers. The pathology lab offers histological and immunohistochemical studies.
• MDT planning: A multidisciplinary team clinic reviews findings and plans treatment. Admission documents include medical records, scans dated within 3 months, and biopsy results.

Treatments for stage 4 lung cancer

• Chemotherapy: This outpatient treatment may be given with radiation or as the first treatment when surgery is not an option. Each cycle lasts 1 to 4 days.
• 3D conformal radiation therapy: This external-beam treatment may be combined with chemotherapy in later-stage disease. It can also help relieve symptoms when cancer has spread.
• Stereotactic radiosurgery: Focused, high-dose radiation targets small areas without an incision, including some sites of spread.
• Targeted therapy and immunotherapy: These drug treatments target specific lung cancer subtypes and are available through the hospital’s oncology departments.
• Image-guided procedures: The interventional radiology unit offers percutaneous radiofrequency and microwave ablation. Chemoembolization and embolization use microcatheters, particles, beads, or coils to treat selected tumors.
• Lung cancer surgery: When cancer is confined to the lungs, options include wedge resection, segmental resection, lobectomy, or pneumonectomy. Surgeons remove the tumor with a margin of healthy lung tissue and check chest lymph nodes. Chemotherapy or radiation may be given before or after surgery.
• Palliative care: Consultants, nurses, social workers, nutritionists, physiotherapists, and spiritual counselors support pain and symptom control. Care is available in an outpatient clinic and an 8-bed inpatient ward.

Patients can request a consultation through Bookimed to discuss assessment and treatment options.