Best Brachytherapy for prostate cancer Clinics

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer is carried out under local or general anesthesia. A doctor installs the needles in the prostate to put in the radioactive sources - seeds. The procedure is controlled by the visualized diagnostic units. It takes about 1.5 hours.

After the operation, a patient is hospitalized for 1 day. Then a doctor examines a patient and removes the catheter. A patient returns home.

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.

• The largest private medical network in Turkey according to Medipol data.
• Pyxis Medication Management System. Medipol is one out of 4 medical centers in Turkey where this automated system is applied. Pyxis controls the medicines taking. It provides a particular patient with a right drug and its dose in a appropriate time. This system excludes any error in medicines taking.
• Medipol Oncology Hospital in Istanbul is equipped with the latest technologies, among them is a highly-precise GammaKnife. Its accuracy is 99%.

Medipol Mega University Hospital offers to perform brachytherapy for prostate cancer from $2500 to $5500. The hospital ranking is 4.5 according to 252 patient reviews. The medical center is located in Istanbul, Turkey. This hospital is typically chosen by patients from Ukraine. The travel arrangement takes 4 days. The medical center provides a patient with free airport-clinic transfer, free clinic-airport transfer and translator. Feel free to request Bookimed to compare the prices and costs of brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Turkey and make a shortlist of the most suitable clinics.

• 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.

Asklepios Hospital Barmbek offers to perform brachytherapy for prostate cancer from $7750. The hospital ranking is 4.5 according to 79 patient reviews. The medical center is located in Hamburg, Germany. The travel arrangement takes 6 days. The medical center provides a patient with paid airport-clinic transfer, paid clinic-airport transfer and translator. Feel free to request Bookimed to compare the prices and costs of brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Germany and make a shortlist of the most suitable clinics.

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.

Sourasky Medical Center offers to perform brachytherapy for prostate cancer from $24000. The hospital ranking is 4.4 according to 121 patient reviews. The medical center is located in Tel Aviv, Israel. This hospital is typically chosen by patients from Uzbekistan and Ukraine. The travel arrangement takes 2 days. The medical center provides a patient with free airport-clinic transfer, paid clinic-airport transfer and translator. Feel free to request Bookimed to compare the prices and costs of brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Israel and make a shortlist of the most suitable clinics.

• Doctors from Gesundheit Nord provide brachy treatment for prostate cancer. The procedure is performed under general anesthesia.
• Bremen-Mitte Prostate Cancer Center is certified by the German Cancer Society that confirms high quality of prostate oncology treatment with brachytherapy and other options.
• According to the Focus magazine version, the hospital is ranked among Top German centers to treat tumors of the urogenital system. The rating was composed according to the quality of medical equipment and doctors' qualification.
• More than 4,000 patients are treated in Bremen-Mitte Department. This means that doctors have vast experience in treating urological disorders.

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Bremen-Mitte Clinic offers to perform brachytherapy for prostate cancer from $7750 to $11300. The hospital ranking is 4.1 according to 33 patient reviews. The medical center is located in Bremen, Germany. The travel arrangement takes 5 days. The medical center provides a patient with paid airport-clinic transfer, paid clinic-airport transfer and translator. Feel free to request Bookimed to compare the prices and costs of brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Germany and make a shortlist of the most suitable clinics.

Specialists at Teknon provide brachy treatment for prostate cancer.

Brachytherapy for prostate cancer is performed under general or local anesthesia. A physician implants the catheter to remove the urine. The special probe is put inside the rectum to visualize and control the process.

Then 15-30 needles are placed into the prostate. Radioactive seeds inserted inside the prostate go through them. The high dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer takes 1.5 hours. When the operation is over, a patient is hospitalized. If there are no complications, a doctor removes the catheter and gives the recommendations. A man is discharged from the Hospital.

The cost of brachytherapy is determined for each patient individually.

• Helios Berlin Buch is included in Top German hospitals rating 2018 composed by the Focus magazine. It means that the hospital complies with strict treatment demands, and its therapies show the highest efficiency rate.
• 97% of patients are satisfied with oncology treatment at Helios according to anonymous survey among them.
• Helios Berlin Buch doctors lead the clinical trials of new treatment methods regarding cancer cure in Germany. If you would like and in case you correspond requirements, you can participate in the experiment and try the latest developments.

The Department of Oncology at the Appollo Clinic (Delhi, India) specializes in the treatment of malignant diseases of the prostate, bones, intestines, and liver. < p>

Doctors perform a biopsy to diagnose cancer (blood test). Positron emission computer tomography (PET-CT) determines the location of tumors.

The surgeries are performed with a low-injury method - Da Vinci robotic system. Doctors apply a high-precision TomoTherapy system to irradiate tumors. Patients with inoperable neoplasms are prescribed radiotherapy on the Cyber-Knife apparatus. When removing hard-to-reach brain tumors, fluorescent imaging is used. The technique makes it possible to distinguish malignant neoplasm from healthy tissues.

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• 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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Bumrungrad International Hospital offers to perform brachytherapy for prostate cancer from $16700. The hospital ranking is 4.5 according to 65 patient reviews. The medical center is located in Bangkok, Thailand. The travel arrangement takes 5 days. Feel free to request Bookimed to compare the prices and costs of brachytherapy for prostate cancer in Thailand and make a shortlist of the most suitable clinics.