Discover the Best Clinics and Costs for Brachytherapy for prostate cancer in 2024

Memorial Şişli Hospital in Istanbul is the largest multidisciplinary medical center in Istanbul. It is the 1st hospital in Turkeу and the 21st in the world accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) for the high quality of treatment.

Memorial Şişli specialties are the following: oncology, bone marrow transplant, in vitro fertilization (IVF), neurosurgery, and organ transplant. The success rate of organ transplant at Memorial is 90%.

Patients from 92 countries choose Memorial Şişli for treatment annually.

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer is carried out in the Urology Department.

A patient is under local or general anesthesia during the therapy. A specialist inserts the urine catheter and the special probe to send the images on the screen and control operation. Then the needles (their quantity varies depending on the prostate size) are placed in the prostate gland. Through the needles radioactive seeds are delivered to the prostate.

The duration of operation is 1.5 hours. A patient is hospitalized for 24 hours. If there are no complications, a doctor removes the catheter, and a man leaves the Hospital.

The cost of brachytherapy is calculated individually in each particular case.

Emsey Hospital, one of Turkey's multi-specialty private medical centers, provides health services at the A+ class level hospital. The hospital has ISO and JCI accreditations as a reliable medical center. The facility offers general, surgical, and internal medicine treatments as a general hospital. Emsey Hospital has provided healthcare services to patients worldwide since 2012. The hospital's Advanced Spine Surgery Center performs congenital and complicated orthopedic treatments, from scoliosis to spine fusion surgeries. The Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit is one of the largest BMT units in Turkey, with 45 beds. 

Medipol University Hospital is one of the largest multi-specialty medical institution in Turkey. Daily, over 1,200 patients trust their health to Medipol's experts. The hospital is equipped with advanced technologies, i.e, Da Vinci Surgical System, Cyber and Gamma Knives. Doctors specialize in cancer, neurological, and cardiovascular treatment. Organ transplantation, bone marrow transplant and IVF are among key specialties of the hospital.

Memorial Hospital Bahçelievler (Memorial Bahçelievler Hastanesi) is a multidisciplinary medical center in Istanbul with an eco-friendly design. There are a lot of green areas on the hospital territory, which contribute to patients’ psychological comfort and their speedy recovery.

The medical facility specializes in oncology treatments, cardiovascular surgery, orthopedics, brain surgery, urology, gynecology, general and robotic surgery.

Valued Med Hub Hospitals is a private multi-specialty medical center located in Istanbul, Turkey. The team specializes in neurosurgery, orthopedics, ophthalmology, organ transplant, and plastic surgery. Valued Med Hub Hospitals  serves both adults and children. Patients from Europe & Commonwealth, CIS countries, and Arab League States visit the clinic most often.

• Asklepios Barmbek is the best hospital in the world for treatment of international patients according to MTQA (Medical Travel Quality Alliance) version.
• Doctors apply a wide range of prostate cancer treatment, including brachytherapy.
• The cost of brachytherapy at Asklepios is one of the most affordable in Germany.

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer is performed under local or general anesthesia.

While the operation a specialist inserts the catheter to maintain the urinating. The 15-30 needles are inserted into the prostate to install the radioactive seeds. Their amount differs.

The duration of prostate cancer treatment with brachytherapy is about 1.5 hours. The hospital stay is 24 hours. Then a doctor removes the catheter; a patient is dismissed.

The cost of brachytherapy for prostate cancer is affected with the quantity of required seeds and is calculated individually.

• Over 90% is a success rate of prostate cancer treatment with brachytherapy.
• Dr. Apichart Panichchivaluck manages brachytherapy for prostate cancer at Bumrungrad. There are 2 types of brachy radiation treatment: radioactive seed implantation (permanent brachytherapy) and high dose rate (HDR) temporary brachytherapy. The first one is prescribed for patients with localized low-grade cancer of the prostate gland, the second one — for patients with high risk localized cancer.
• Bumrungrad is one of the most popular hospitals in the world for medical tourism. Over 520,000 outbound patients visit Bumrungrad annually. People choose Bumrungrad due to advanced medical care and lower cost of brachytherapy for prostate cancer (compared to US, Canadian hospitals).
• The medical center was the 1st in Asia that received JCI (Joint Commission International) certificate, an authoritative global accreditation that controls the quality of medical services around the world.

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