Treatment that uses carefully aimed high-energy beams to destroy cancer cells in one part of the body.
Pending doctor checkA planning scan maps the tumour, and a machine then aims beams at it from several angles, sparing the healthy tissue around it as much as possible. Each session takes minutes and is painless. Treatment is usually given on weekdays for one to several weeks.
People with many kinds of cancer, on its own or with surgery and chemotherapy, and sometimes to ease pain from cancer that has spread.
Every patient gets their own estimate, in writing, from the hospital. These are the things that move it.
Room types, equipment and running costs differ from one hospital to the next.
A surgeon's fee follows their experience and how complex the operation is.
Keyhole or robotic surgery, and the make of any implant, can change the price.
Other conditions, earlier treatment and the tests you need before treatment all count.
Days in hospital, any time in intensive care and the weeks you spend recovering in India.
Physiotherapy, medicines to take home and follow-up visits are added only if your doctor asks for them.
The estimate is not final until the doctor has examined you in India. If anything changes, we explain it before you agree to it.
Get your written estimateNo. With external beam radiotherapy you are not radioactive, and it is safe to be with family.
As long as the course lasts, usually 1 to 7 weeks, plus a few days for planning. Your doctor tells you the exact length.
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