How much does it cost to treat ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the ovaries. It is caused by many reasons, but it is related to the patient's daily life and various aspects. Ovarian cancer can cause death in the late stage. There are ways to treat it, so how much does it cost to treat ovarian cancer?

1. There is no accurate figure for the cost of treating ovarian cancer, because each patient's condition, treatment method, treatment time, drugs used in treatment and local hospital charging levels are all different, but generally it is between tens of thousands. No matter how much the cost of treatment is, patients with ovarian cancer should actively seek treatment, otherwise if they miss the best treatment period, it will be very difficult to cure.

2 There are many ways to treat ovarian cancer. First of all, surgery can be performed. Detailed tests should be conducted before the operation to see how the patient's cancer cells are distributed, and then a decision on the operation should be made. The operation includes comprehensive staging surgery and staging surgery that preserves fertility. The surgery requires resection and then lymph node dissection. If the cancer cells have already metastasized widely in the pelvis, the patient should undergo tumor cell reduction surgery.

3 Patients with ovarian cancer also need other treatments to be completely cured. Chemotherapy is an auxiliary treatment method that can kill cancer cells. It can also be performed before surgery to shrink cancer tumors and increase the success rate of surgery. Radiotherapy can also be performed, but the sensitivity of cancer cells to radiotherapy varies greatly. Patients must undergo this treatment under the guidance of a doctor, and it can only be used for patients in the early stages.

No matter how much the treatment of ovarian cancer costs, you have to get treatment. Current medical expenses can be reimbursed, which can reduce some of the financial burden on patients. Early ovarian cancer should be treated promptly, and patients in the late stages cannot give up treatment. There are also many patients who have survived ovarian cancer for a long time.