Oncology care abroad
Details of leading international hospitals offering Hormonal Therapy to international patients.
Key planning information for hormonal therapy abroad.
Hormonal Therapy abroad is priced per case at 10 hospitals, with 15 countries listed in total. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Hormones are your body’s special chemical messengers which are created in the endocrine glands. The endocrine glands include glands such as the pancreas, thyroid, and testes in men and ovaries in women.
Hormone therapy is a kind of treatment that works by adding, removing or blocking hormones from the body to stop or slow the growth of cancer cells. Cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer can be encouraged by hormones. However, sometimes the same hormones can slow, stop or kill the cancer cells. Hormone therapy involves using medications that prevent the cancer cells from getting the hormones they need to grow. Hormone therapy may be combined with other cancer treatments, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Some cancers are hormone dependent or hormone sensitive, which implies that they need the hormones to grow and develop. Understanding the role of hormones is key to protecting and managing health. Hormone therapies can slow down or completely stop the growth of cancer by preventing the hormones from making the cancer cells grow and multiply or by stopping the hormones from being made.
Factors that influence the type of hormone therapy you get include age, type of tumor, the size of tumor and presence of hormone receptors on the tumor. The type of cancer you have is a factor used to determine the type of hormone therapy you will require:
While undergoing hormone therapy, you may experience some side effects which will depend on the type of hormone therapy you are receiving. The following include the general side effects that you may experience:
Weight gain: This can be controlled with exercise and diet changes.
Headaches: This side effect may occur but taking mild pain medication can help.
Memory problems: Your memory may get worse but writing down lists may help.
Tiredness: When you are taking hormone therapy you may experience fatigue.
Digestive system problems: You may experience nausea and your doctor may prescribe anti-nausea tablets. Constipation and diarrhea may also occur. In addition, you may lose or increase your appetite.
Menopausal symptoms: These include hot flushes, vaginal dryness, and low libido.
Thinning of the hair: This may occur although it may not be noticeable to other people.
Bone and muscle change: You may develop joint and muscle pain. Your bones may also thin and this may lead to osteoporosis.
Mood swings and depression: If hormone therapy gives you depression and mood swings you may be advice to talk to a counselor.
Blood clots: Some hormone therapy drugs may increase the risks of blood clots forming in the lower legs veins.
Erectile dysfunction: This is common in men getting hormone therapy for prostate cancer. This may be temporary or permanent.
Hot flushes and sweating: This may be troublesome but get better with time.
Breast tenderness: Breast tissue can be swollen and painful.
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Hormonal Therapy is listed by 10 hospitals abroad. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Public Hospital
JCIPrice on requestThe largest medical center in Israel and the Middle East, internationally renowned for it's medical excellence. Around 31,000 inpatients are treated annually.
Private Hospital
ISOPrice on requestThe Comprehensive Cancer Unit of the University Hospital of San Vicente Fundación, with more than 40 years of experience in cancer treatment, provides the patient and his family with an integral and timely service in the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and prevention.
Private HospitalJCIPrice on requestWe are there for you when you most need us. Cancer treatment is generally a long 'fight' and so we wish to be by your side guaranteeing access and knowledge of the latest progress and offering you maximum psychological support and making your road to recovery as easy as possible.
Public University HospitalJCIPrice on requestThe Oncology Institute at Rambam Health Care Campus is a multi-disciplinary center for cancer treatment. It is certified by the European Society for Clinical Oncology (ESMO) as an integrated center for cancer treatment and support services, and is the only institute of its kind in Northern Israel.
Private HospitalApollo Specialty Cancer Hospital is an exclusive and well established hospital for Cancer care with an Oncology team that consists of the most renowned specialists and a well trained team of medical and paramedical professionals who are exclusively trained in cancer care.
Private HospitalA private hospital located on the shorelines of Herzliya, just off Tel Aviv, offering healthcare services to both local and foreign patients. The hospital is affiliated with over 500 Israeli physicians, many of whom hold high level positions at public hospitals.
Private HospitalIn 2006, the clinic was acquired by an independent group Hexagone Hospitalisation, expanding and doubling its capacity to more than 200 beds.Clinique Ambroise Paré is a leader in chemotherapy, dialysis and In-Vitro Fertilization and is the first private facility
Private HospitalJCIPrice on requestPrestigious destination that conducts first class medical procedures.
Private HospitalSevenHills Group of Hospitals (SHHL) has been delivering Healthcare services at the highest level, since past 25 years. SevenHills Hospital, Mumbai, is a world class integrated Healthcare Delivery System, that provides comprehensive Healthcare...
Private HospitalA full service private hospital offering a comprehensive range of specialist services by a team of 200 physicians. 35-40% of the patients are foreigners, and there is a dedicated department for handling medical tourists.
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