Lung Cancer Treatment in Israel

What is Lung Cancer?

Cancer is a medical condition or disease where the cells in the body show rapid and uncontrollable growth. 

Lung cancer is when cancerous cells in the lungs grow rapidly without any control. With time, it can spread to the nodes of lymph and other body parts.. Lung cancer may also occur if cancer spreads from other body parts to the lungs.

There are two types of lung cancer:  

• Small cell cancer
• Non-Small cell cancer

Both have different impacts and different methods for lung cancer treatment. Usually, Non-Small Cell cancer patients are higher and common than Small Cell cancer.

Who is the appropriate  candidate for the treatment?

 If you find any of the symptoms such as

• Hoarseness
• Shortness of breath
• Chest pain
• Cough for a longer period of time

Then, you should definitely visit your doctor for the complete check-up. Also, it is very important that all of your other organs are working fine for successful lung cancer treatment.

Factors affecting the cost of Lung cancer treatment 

Every cancer treatment has different procedures and costs for the treatment depending upon the type and place, but there are three major factors that affect the hospitalization cost of Lung cancer treatment of any patients, they are:

• Stage of the cancer
• The choice of the destination & hospital
• The experience of the Oncologists involved
• What type of the disease you have
• Whether the cancer has spread in your body
• The side effects the treatment may cause
• Your age and general health.