{"id":497,"date":"2021-02-10T12:34:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T12:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medinirvana.com\/blog\/?p=497"},"modified":"2021-02-11T14:24:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T14:24:53","slug":"chemotherapy-cost-in-india-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medinirvana.com\/blog\/chemotherapy-cost-in-india-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemotherapy in India, Cost and More"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the reports from the <\/span>World Health Organization<\/span><\/a>, Cancer claimed over 9.8 million lives in 2018, the numbers spiking through every year. With the rapid urbanization and development of India, its medical facilities and the healthcare industry has become one of the pioneers across the world, especially for cancer treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chemotherapy is a leading treatment option for various types of cancers with a high success rate. But, chemotherapy can be an expensive affair in Western countries, costing around $70,000 per year, which is often a lot more than the median income of a family.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is one of the primary reasons why patients prefer getting their chemotherapy sessions in India, as the treatment here is cheaper and effective too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/h2>\n

Feel free to skip ahead if one topic catches your eye<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. What does Chemotherapy do?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Steps to Plan your visit for Chemotherapy to India<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Pre and Post Treatment Care<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Quality of life after Chemotherapy in India<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Cost of Chemotherapy in India<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Why is India the best destination for Chemotherapy?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    1. What does Chemotherapy do?<\/h2>\n

    Chemotherapy has three routes of action – cure, control or ease the symptoms. Depending on the type of cancer and the stage of the spread, this chemical infused drug can either heal a patient completely or help them live a comfortable few months or years by easing their symptoms.<\/span><\/p>\n

    It involves a drug formula that is often administered to cancer patients to inhibit further growth or spread of the cancer cells. Since cancerous cells have a unique ability to proliferate without control, the administered drugs in the chemotherapy target those quick multiplying cells and kill them.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The drug travels in the bloodstream, targeting the localized and metastasized cancer cells and kills them. However, it may also affect the healthy cells to an extent, which is why people experience side effects after undergoing chemotherapy.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Chemotherapy for Conditions Other than Cancer<\/b><\/p>\n

    The use of chemotherapy is not just limited to cancer treatment. It is also effective in treating blood disorders and several auto-immune diseases like lupus.<\/span><\/p>\n

    It is primarily <\/span>administered in low doses<\/span><\/a> to patients with auto-immune disorders to compensate for their overactive immune system. In other cases, it is often administered in heavier doses to completely abolish the patient\u2019s immune system before they have to undergo an organ transplant.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    2. Steps to Plan your visit for Chemotherapy to India<\/h2>\n

    Given how cost-effective chemotherapy treatments are in India, it is not surprising that more and more medical tourists rely on Indian doctors and hospitals for undergoing their treatment. If you are planning the same, here are a few important factors that you need to keep records of.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Checklist of documents:<\/b><\/p>\n