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How is kidney cancer diagnosed in Israel?
Stage 1 of kidney cancer is usually asymptomatic. When disease progresses a patient experiences blood in urine, acute lumbar pain, feeling of heaviness in lower abdomen on the side, increase of temperature. The accurate diagnosis can be made only by profile specialist - urologist.
Before initiation of the treatment, Israeli doctors make complex examination for each patient. Kidney cancer diagnostics in Israel includes the following procedures:
- consultation of urologist, oncosurgeon, oncologist – primary examination of a patient, prescription of diagnostic plan and following treatment;
- expanded blood and urine tests;
- biopsy – to discover nature of tumor, establish an accurate diagnosis;
- ultrasound of urinary system, abdominal cavity organs – visualization of shape, size of kidneys and approximate location of cancer;
- computed tomography, MRI – to specify location of tumor, its size and presence of metastases.
Kidney cancer treatment options in Israel
- Partial nephrectomy or tumor resection. It is performed for stage 1 and local lesions within one lobe. Israeli doctors remove limited cancer using laparoscopic approach, that speeds up rehabilitation (decreased traumatism);
- Radical nephrectomy – affected kidney is removed under CT or ultrasound control using endoscopic method. It can be combined with lymphadenectomy and removal of other structures (stage 2B-3B);
- Cryoablation. Under ultrasound control, a doctor uses a special needle fоr freezing of lesions with liquid nitrogen;
- Radiofrequency ablation – beamed radiation destroys tumor (if it sizes up to 2 cm);
- Embolization of renal artery. The kidney is previously “deactivated” to prevent metastasizing and decrease a risk of bleeding during following nephrectomy;
- Chemotherapy (including target and thermal), beam therapy and immunotherapy are used to secure the result of surgical treatment, decrease tumor growth in non-operable patients; of disease and improve the patient’s quality of life.
Relapse prevention after kidney cancer treatment
First six months after the treatment a patient should regularly undergo examination of urologist - ultrasound (or CT) of kidneys, functional tests. Then a consultation and examination of a specialist are to be each six months.
Diagnostic and treatment costs for kidney cancer in Israel
Prices for diagnostics and kidney cancer treatment in Israel are developed in each case individually. Treatment program is prepared for each patient and includes different procedures depending on the course of disease. Oriented diagnostic and treatment prices for kidney cancer are given below.
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