How much does chemotherapy for throat cancer cost?

At present, the treatment of laryngeal cancer includes surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and biological therapy, etc. Sometimes a combination of treatment methods can improve the 5-year survival rate of laryngeal cancer, preserve the vocal function of the patient's larynx to the maximum extent, and improve the patient's quality of life. How much does it cost to do chemotherapy for laryngeal cancer? It is recommended to go to a regular hospital for examination and treatment.

How much does chemotherapy for throat cancer cost? Experts suggest that the cost of radiotherapy cannot be generalized. It should be considered comprehensively based on multiple factors such as the severity of the patient's condition, radiotherapy method, radiotherapy equipment, and hospital selection.

Severity of illness

The pathological types of cancer are complex and diverse, and each person's physical fitness and disease severity (pathological type, grading, and staging) are different. Therefore, the treatment plan and the length of the treatment must be formulated according to the actual condition in order to be targeted and achieve the effect of symptomatic treatment. Of course, different plans and treatment times are different, and the costs required will be different.

Radiotherapy

At present, the commonly used radiotherapy methods include conventional radiotherapy, three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy, radical radiotherapy and palliative radiotherapy. Different radiotherapy methods will naturally have different costs. The price basically ranges from 10,000 to 50,000.

Radiotherapy equipment

Different radiotherapy methods are used, and the radiotherapy equipment used will also be different, such as gamma knife, gyro knife, etc., so the cost of treatment will naturally be different.

Hospital selection

The hospital's supporting diagnosis and treatment equipment and medical staff are different, as well as the level of medical care, so the charges are naturally different. And the consumption level in different regions is different, which also leads to different charging standards for hospitals in different regions.