Israeli specialists have at their disposal unique experience in dealing with one of the most severe oncological disease of nervous tissues – neuroblastoma. Since the pathology is most often detected in infants, the doctors are well aware of the fact, that the prescribed treatment should be extremely safe and careful. The main aim is not only to cope and remove the disease, but to eliminate any chance of further consequences in child’s development as well.
In order to identify the location of the tumor, its characteristics, condition and the progression status, the patient undergoes comprehensive survey. Israeli clinics use innovative advanced equipment, that helps to diagnose a patient in the shortest possible time with maximum accuracy.
Neuroblastoma treatment in Israel is conducted in accordance with all modern protocols, that include only safe and effective methods. Based on data collection followed by analyses and studies and giving a special attention to a state of the child, a doctor can assign the following procedures: remote radiotherapy, chemotherapy with the medication of the new generation, progressive target and immune therapy, low-invasive surgery and a bone marrow transplant.
Neuroblastoma diagnostics in Israel
Compulsory survey is conducted in a quick and rapid manner, since there is no opportunity to lose valuable time. As a rule, 3 or 4 days is enough to carry out all necessary researches. It is possible due to innovative and latest equipment that is used in our clinics.
Together with parents and personal supervisor the child goes to clinic. The leading expert thoroughly studies existing materials, examines the patient and prescribes diagnostic procedures.
Neuroblastoma diagnostics in Israel includes the following procedures:
- The urine and blood samples
- Ultrasound examination
- Tomography (magnetic resonance, CT scan, PET scan)
- Radionuclide scan and scintigraphy
- X-ray examination
- Aspirate sample and trepan biopsy of bone marrow
- Regular biopsy for histological tests.
The complete treatment program is formulated during the consilium, after having the results of analyses doctors settle the final diagnosis and chose the best treatment options.
Treatment of neuroblastoma in Israel
There is a wide range of possible methods for Neuroblastoma treatment. Each protocol is defined individually and can contain more than one possible cure option.
Radiotherapy is an effective way of treatment at every disease stage and can become an excellent alternative option in case of inoperable tumor. As a rule, the radiotherapy is held before any surgery, as it allows to immensely reduce the size of the tumor and simplifies the surgery itself. Post-surgery radiotherapy is aimed to eliminate the remained cancer cells with an ionizing radiation to avoid any relapse. Nowadays Israeli specialists use linear accelerators that deliver high-energy x-rays or electrons to the region of the patient’s tumor and helps to safe healthy cells. Depending on the direct x-ray beam intensity it can affect various parts of the neoplasm.
Chemotherapy for neuroblastoma treatment is used in combination with surgery. Modern cytostatic drugs can effectively hold the atypical cell’s division that helps to reduce the tumor’s size for minimum invasive surgery. All pharmaceutical medications that are used during the whole treatment process undergo severe control, therefore has no side-effects or expressed toxicological effect on patient’s organism.
Target therapy. One of the most low-impact and effective cancer treatment that is based on medicine containing antibodies. These antibodies are characterized with a unique ability to define specific protein that is contained in cancer cells. This way, the substance responsible for cell destruction, is delivered directly to the cancer cells giving no harm to the health ones.
Immunotherapy is one of the latest methods for cancer drug-treatment. the main aim of some monoclonal antibodies is to attach to specific proteins on cancer cells. This indicates the cells so the immune system can find and destroy them.
Surgery is mainly conducted on the early-stages of the pathology, when the tumor is well-visualized, has distinct borders and can be removed entirely. As a rule, Israeli specialists and surgeons use low-invasive techniques with small stiches. While inserting small laparoscopic instrument, a few tiny punctures is enough. This method is one of the most popular due to its short rehabilitation period, small chances for any side-effects or severe post-operative consequences and low number of medication acquired.
Bone marrow transplant is a procedure that is held at the late stages of pathology, when there is a great number of metastases and after a high-dose of chemo radiation. This severe technique helps to restore hematopoiesis and to increase patient survival immensely. If the bone marrow transplant is made with the child’s bone marrow, its withdraw is conducted before chemo or radiotherapy course. The material is being thoroughly processed and cleaned from atypical cells and goes frozen. In case if it is donor’s bone marrow, there are some compatibility tests to eliminate the risk of rejection.
Chose only the best Israeli medical centers where Neuroblastoma treatment is conducted safely and without any side effects. The smallest patients restore in a short period of time and do not differ from their counterparts at all.
Neuroblastoma treatment in Israel: prices
The total price for neuroblastoma treatment in Israel is cheaper than in similar European clinics. Hence, the prices of medical centers in Western Europe are 30% higher, and 50% higher in Canadian and American centers while the service and quality level are the same.
