Diagnosis and Treatment of Melanoma

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Hadassah Medical Center
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4.4
Doctor 4.9
Staff 4.6
Facilities 4.6
Language assistance 4.9
Support 4.5
Highly recommended
83% Clients recommended this clinic
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What's included in this package

Medical Procedures
  • Biopsy
  • CT scan of the whole body
  • Brain MRI
  • Chemotherapy
  • Melanoma surgery
  • Language assistance
Accommodation

Individual chamber

Transport
  • Regular transfer

24/7 Bookimed assistance
  • Personal medical coordinator
  • Medical travel arrangements — booking of air tickets and hotel rooms at special partner prices
  • Patient advocacy during medical travel

Program price

$31,000

What's NOT included in this package

Airfare
Hotel
Additional activities not included

Doctor

Michael Lotem
Dermatologist
30 years of experience
Board certified professional

Dr. Michael Lotem leads the Melanoma and Cancer Immunotherapy Center at Hadassah Medical Center. He specializes in advanced immunotherapy for melanoma. He is known for his research on SLAM receptors and their role in anti-cancer immune responses. Dr. Lotem has published widely in leading medical journals.

He heads a multidisciplinary team that uses clinical data and patient samples to advance research. Under his leadership, the center has improved patient outcomes with new therapies. The center is now recognized as a leader in cancer immunotherapy.

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About the clinic

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Hadassah Medical Center

Hadassah Medical Center is a multi-specialty university medical facility providing care for patients of all ages and with various medical conditions. More than 900 doctors work at the hospital, and over 35,000 surgeries are performed annually. The specialists have achieved particular success in oncology, pediatric oncohematology, rare diseases, spinal surgery, neurosurgery, and cardiology.

Newsweek included Hadassah Medical Center in its ranking of the world’s top medical centers. The hospital’s doctors are also listed among the best specialists according to Forbes.

Approximately 1,000,000 patients choose Hadassah Medical Center each year.

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Location
Kiryat Hadassah ,p.o.b 12000, Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

Why people love us

Patient reviews

4.4
Good
12 patient verified reviews
1 star
9%
2 stars
9%
3 stars
0%
4 stars
18%
5 stars
64%
Rating breakdown
Doctor
4.9/5
Staff
4.6/5
Facilities
4.6/5
Language assistance
4.9/5
Support
4.5/5
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Екатерина • Stomach cancer
Belarus
Jun 1, 2022
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We are happy with the advice
We had a remote consultation with Professor Ayala Hubert. The consultation was organized quickly, in a couple of days. The professor spoke in detail about the possible treatment and gave recommendations on which tests to take to control the disease. We are happy with the advice.
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Ивелина • Consultation with an oncologist
Bulgaria
Feb 28, 2020
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"He is extremely impressed with the quality of medical care, the attention of professors Daniel Shuval, Alan Bloom, Ayal Hubert and their colleagues
Hello! My husband was treated at the University Hospital Hadassah. He has liver cancer. He is extremely impressed with the quality of medical care, the attention of professors Daniel Shuval, Alan Bloom, Ayal Hubert and their colleagues. He is grateful for the care of him. We had the opportunity to choose treatment in 5 leading hospitals in the world. And we are glad that by choosing HADASS we made the best and the right choice. Because this hospital has world-class medical care. But this would not have happened if it had not been for the wonderful organization and work of the specialists from the International Department who have been helping us all the time. With all my heart I thank everyone who helped and continues to help Pavel Kalchev in his fight against cancer. I wish all HADASS specialists health. Health for their families. Ivelina Krustinkova Bulgaria
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Азат • Urological examination
Russian Federation
Feb 4, 2020
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Everything is fine
Everything went well, the result was good, the staff, and the examination went well, without imposing any different procedures And so on. Everything is fine. Thank you very much for organizing my trip!
Enxhi Hani • Reconstructive surgery
Albania
Feb 12, 2023
It was very professional
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Соня • Bone cancer
United States of America
Nov 25, 2021
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FAQ

What is melanoma?

Melanoma is a malignant disease that develops from melanocytes (pigment cells) and can occur in every part of the body. Particular danger of melanoma consists in quick metastasizing.

Melanoma development process is still unclear but specialists underline such risk factors as inherited predisposition, UV radiation and nevus injury.

Types of melanoma

Oncologists classify melanoma according to the level of its invasion (Clark’s scale), thickness (Breslow’s scale), appearance and development scheme.

According to cell types melanoma is divided into:

  • superficial melanoma;
  • nodular melanoma;
  • lentigo melanoma;
  • acral lentiginous melanoma;
  • spindle cell melanoma.
Symptoms of melanoma

Early stages of melanoma are often asymptomatic. A patient can notice development of a new nevus or change of existing nevus (redness, increase). Later stages comprise weight loss, weakness, increase of lymph nodes, etc.

Diagnostics

Complex diagnostics of melanoma includes investigation of the patient’s past medical history, examination of suspicious nevus with dermatoscope and of adjusting lymph nodes. Cancer-specific markers blood test and biopsy can be provided for specification of malignant nature of the disease. If a patient refers to a doctor at later stages comprising metastases, CT, PET-CT or MRI are provided to determine the scope and location of metastases.

Treatment of melanoma at each stage

Medical specialists develop individual program for each case considering general health condition of a patient and specifics of the disease.

Stage 0 involves surgical removal of a tumor. If surgery cannot be performed, topical therapy is applied.

Stage 1 melanoma treatment includes surgical excision of affected nevus with surrounding skin tissues.

For stage 2 melanoma treatment doctors provide expanded tumor excision with biopsy of signal lymph node. Some patients receive interferon alpha as adjuvant drug.

Stage 3 melanoma treatment comprises removal of both tumor and signal lymph node and tumor masses combined with chemo-, beam or combined therapy.

For stage 4 melanoma treatment doctors apply immune, targeted and chemotherapy. Metastases are removed surgically or by using radiotherapy or medication.

Melanoma treatment cost

Melanoma treatment cost depends on many factors:

  • melanoma type;
  • size of tumor;
  • metastases in organism;
  • necessary diagnostic procedures;
  • treatment method;
  • price policy of the hospital in the particular country.

Each melanoma patient receives individual diagnostic and treatment program comprising all these factors.

$31,000
per package
4.4
12 reviews