Detailed planning guides for international patients considering cancer treatment in India. Each guide explains the condition, the treatment options and how the right treatment plan is chosen, what recovery looks like, the likely cost and length of stay, travel and medical visa planning, and the follow-up you will need once you are back home. The guides are grouped by treatment area, from organ-specific cancer surgery to blood cancers, transplant, radiotherapy and advanced therapies, so you can quickly find the one that matches your case.
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Breast, Lung and Head & Neck Cancers 5 Guides
Breast Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
Subtype and stage, surgery-first or treatment-first, breast conservation, axillary surgery, reconstruction, radiotherapy, systemic therapy, travel, cost and follow-up. Breast cancer treatment is determined by more than tumour size.
Open Guide 02 Master GuideLung and Thoracic Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Lung Cancer Staging, Thoracic Surgery and Multidisciplinary Treatment: causes and symptoms, diagnosis, fitness for surgery, lobectomy and other resections, systemic therapy, recovery week by week, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 03 Master GuideOral and Mouth Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Oral Cancer Resection, Neck Dissection and Reconstructive Surgery: risk factors and early signs, diagnosis and staging, surgery for each site, reconstruction, radiotherapy, recovery week by week, speech and swallowing, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 04 Master GuideHead and Neck Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Organ Preservation, Head & Neck Surgery, Reconstruction and Multidisciplinary Cancer Care: sites and risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and HPV/EBV testing, organ preservation versus surgery, voice and swallowing, radiotherapy, recovery week by week, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 05 Master GuideThyroid and Parathyroid Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Thyroidectomy, Neck Dissection, Radioactive Iodine and Parathyroid Cancer Surgery: cancer types and risk, ultrasound and biopsy, lobectomy versus total thyroidectomy, nerve and calcium safety, radioactive iodine, recovery week by week, travel, cost and follow-up
Open GuideDigestive and Abdominal Cancers 7 Guides
Stomach and Gastric Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Staging, Gastrectomy, D2 Lymphadenectomy and Multidisciplinary Treatment: causes and symptoms, diagnosis, endoscopic and surgical options, chemotherapy and biomarkers, nutrition, recovery week by week, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 07 Master GuideColorectal Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
Colon versus rectum, staging, molecular testing, surgery, total neoadjuvant therapy, stoma, metastatic disease, travel, cost and follow-up. Colorectal cancer includes cancers arising in the colon and rectum, but the two should not be treated as one identical disease.
Open Guide 08 Master GuideLiver Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Liver Resection, Transplantation, Ablation and Multidisciplinary Treatment: tumour types, liver reserve, resectability, portal-vein embolization, transplant, TACE and systemic therapy, recovery week by week, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 09 Master GuideGallbladder and Bile Duct Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Radical Gallbladder Surgery, Cholangiocarcinoma Resection and Multidisciplinary Treatment: incidental gallbladder cancer, hilar and distal bile-duct cancer, jaundice and drainage, portal-vein embolization, Whipple surgery, chemotherapy and targeted therapy, recovery week by week, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 10 Master GuidePancreatic Cancer Surgery for International Patients in India
Resectability, pancreatic-protocol imaging, neoadjuvant therapy, Whipple and distal pancreatectomy, vein reconstruction, complications, recovery, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 11 Master GuidePeritoneal and Advanced Abdominal Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
A Complete Planning Guide for International Patients: CRS, HIPEC, Multivisceral Surgery, Cost, Travel, Recovery and Follow-up, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, the peritoneal cancer index, risks, week-by-week recovery, questions to ask and a quotation checklist
Open Guide 12 Master GuideHIPEC Cancer Surgery for International Patients in India
Cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC, selection, PCI, which cancers it suits, organ resection, complications, recovery, travel, cost and follow-up. HIPEC - hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy - is usually performed after cytoreductive surgery for carefully selected cancers that have spread across the lining of the abdominal cavity.
Open GuideUrological, Gynaecological and Bone Cancers 4 Guides
Kidney and Urological Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
International Patient Guide to Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Upper Urinary Tract and Testicular Cancer Care: organ preservation, robotic surgery, cystectomy and urinary diversion, active surveillance, immunotherapy and targeted therapy, recovery week by week, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 14 Master GuideProstate Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
PSA, MRI and biopsy, risk groups, active surveillance, robotic prostatectomy, radiotherapy, hormonal and advanced therapy, continence and sexual recovery, travel, cost and follow-up
Open Guide 15 Master GuideGynecological Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
A Complete Planning Guide for International Patients: Surgery, Fertility, Radiation, Systemic Therapy, Cost, Travel and Follow-up, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, ovarian, endometrial, cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancer, risks, week-by-week recovery, questions to ask and a quotation checklist
Open Guide 16 Master GuideBone and Soft Tissue Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
A Complete International Patient Guide to Sarcoma Diagnosis, Limb-Salvage Surgery, Reconstruction, Systemic Therapy, Rehabilitation, Cost and Travel, including causes, symptoms, the biopsy rule, amputation and rotationplasty, pelvic surgery, risks, week-by-week recovery, questions to ask and a quotation checklist
Open GuideBlood Cancers and Bone Marrow Transplant 2 Guides
Leukemia, Lymphoma and Blood Cancer Treatments for International Patients in India
Precise diagnosis, risk and MRD, induction and targeted therapy, transplant and CAR-T, infection control, travel safety, cost and shared care. Blood cancers are a diverse group of diseases involving bone marrow, blood, lymph nodes and plasma cells.
Open Guide 18 Master GuideBone Marrow Transplant Treatment for International Patients in India
Transplant types and indications, donor and HLA strategy, conditioning, graft-versus-host disease, infection, recovery, travel, cost and lifelong follow-up. Bone marrow transplant - more accurately called hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) - is not a single treatment.
Open GuideTreatment Methods and Advanced Therapies 5 Guides
Cancer Treatment and Surgery for International Patients in India
Diagnosis and staging, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, organ-specific pathways, supportive care, travel, cost and long-term follow-up. Cancer treatment is not one operation or one drug.
Open Guide 20 Master GuideSystemic Cancer Treatment for International Patients in India
A Complete International Patient Guide to Systemic Cancer Treatment, Biomarker Testing, Drug Selection, Costs, Toxicities and Continuity of Care, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, infusion-day steps, side effects, warning signs, week-by-week treatment, questions to ask and a quotation checklist
Open Guide 21 Master GuideRadiotherapy and Modern Cancer Treatments for International Patients in India
How radiation works, techniques, particle therapy, combined treatment, site-specific plans, side effects, travel, cost and long-term follow-up. Radiotherapy uses carefully planned ionizing radiation to damage cancer-cell DNA while limiting dose to normal tissues.
Open Guide 22 Master GuideProton Therapy for International Patients in India
How protons differ from photons, who may benefit, planning, site-specific uses, travel, cost and long-term follow-up. Proton therapy is an advanced form of external-beam radiotherapy that uses charged particles rather than conventional X-rays.
Open Guide 23 Master GuideRobotic Cancer Surgery for International Patients in India
How robotic surgery works, organ-specific operations, margins and nodes, recovery, travel, cost and long-term follow-up. Robotic cancer surgery is a form of minimally invasive surgery in which the surgeon controls articulated instruments and a high-definition three-dimensional camera from a surgical console.
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