Treatment of melanoma in Israel

With the increasing number of cases of melanoma (according to statistics, over the past few years, the number of cases has increased almost one and a half times, up to 5.5 per 100 thousand people), there is a need for improved methods of treatment of a malignant type of cancer . Melanoma treatment in Israel is considered to be the most efficient in the world.

However center Isramedic, which has already managed to establish itself as perfect way to get treatment in Israel and received positive feedback from patients, you will save time to solve various kinds of formal questions related to the treatment abroad.

Also, you get consultations of highly skilled Israeli oncologists - the best in the treatment of this disease.

Center Isramedic collaborates with renowned experts specializing in the treatment of skin cancer, such as:

• The medical director of the Oncology Department, as well as the head of  "Ichilov", medical center - Professor Moshe Inbar;
• Founder and director of the Institute for Research and Treatment of skin cancer at a"Sheba" clinic - Professor Jacob Schechter;
• Dr. Shlomo Brodovski - oncosurgeon specializing in the treatment of melanoma and basal cell carcinoma, followed by reconstruction, deputy director of the department of plastic surgery at Assaf HaRoféh Medical Center.

How is the diagnosis of melanoma in Israel?

Thanks to timely treatment and conducted further medical care, the probability of complete cure without recurrence of melanoma is 95%, which is 5% higher than the rates in Switzerland and 3% higher than in Germany.

The process of diagnosis of melanoma suggests the following procedures:

• Patient Examination to confirm the presence of the disease and determine the subsequent diagnostic procedures and treatment protocol (biopsy is performed if necessary);
• blood tests;
• PET-CT;
• CT;
• Revision of previous histopathology;
• B-RAF-test (the diagnosis in stage 4)
• MRI of the brain (in the case of melanoma localization in the neck or head);
• oncologist consultation.

The results the patient may receive within 3 to 5 working days. For example, if the patient is undergoing treatment for the first time, the data results can be ready for a week (the longest and requires careful consideration of the pathological examination of the tumor).

If the patient is turned to the clinic due to a case of recurrence, the time of diagnosis increasing to 14 days. When contacting us, histopathology audit is carried out within 1-2 days.

Options for treatment of melanoma in Israel

After consulting oncologist and surgeon, with the results of the biopsy and blood tests is denoted stage of the disease. This is the key issue in determining the tactics and prices for treatment of melanoma in Israel.

If during the examination it is determined the initial stage of a melanoma (noninvasive or MIS), i.e. tumor is located exclusively on the surface of the skin with no more than 2 mm, it is prescribed only surgery, without additional treatment.

If the melanoma is localized only on the surface, but the tumor is more than 2 mm thickness, in this case, it refers to the second degree of manifestation of the disease, and during the treatment it is necessary to conduct a biopsy of lymph nodes, as well as the removal of the surrounding parts of the skin. If it is found that lymph nodes are affected, surgical removal is carried out, at the same time we are talking about the third stage of the disease.

Israeli experts give the benefit to the combined method of treatment of the disease, i.e., several techniques are used simultaneously, in order to achieve the highest efficiency. Combined therapy has no negative side effects, and gets more and more positive feedback about the treatment of melanoma in Israel.

As for the late stages of melanoma, there is treatment depends directly on the general condition of the patient, the disease prevalence. The method of treatment is chosen individually in each case. If surgery is not considered, then it comes to chemotherapy, immune or palliative radiation therapy.

The cost of treating melanoma in Israel

The following table carried out the estimated cost of the treatment of melanoma. For the calculation of the individual prices, please contact our manager by phone 499 299 05 86.