Rambam Medical Center
- Rambam Hospital is ranked by the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) as one of the best oncology centers.
- The hospital specializes in advanced, recurrent, and inoperable forms of colon cancer.
- Besides colonoscopy, specialists apply PillCam COLON technology. When a capsule with tiny camera (sized 12X13 mm) passes through digestive tract and records a video. Then a doctor observes digestive tract in real time with the help of computer.
- Specialists at Rambam provide targeted therapy that destroys cancer cells not damaging healthy ones, and immunotherapy to make patient’s immune system fighting with cancer.
- Doctors also apply HIPEC, heated chemotherapy delivered via surgery to treat colon cancer. In comparison with conventional chemotherapy, HIPEC drugs are directed to a tumor in the abdomen without affecting healthy areas.
Submit a request to learn more about colon cancer treatment at Rambam.