Cost of chemotherapy for endometrial cancer

Endometrial cancer is one of the malignant tumors that seriously endangers women's health. The treatment of endometritis is mainly surgical resection, with radiotherapy, chemotherapy and progesterone anti-estrogen preparations as auxiliary treatments. However, patients with endometrial cancer are concerned about the cost of treatment. In fact, due to the different conditions and specific conditions of each person and the different medical levels of the hospital, there is no specific standard for the cost of treatment. In the early stage, the cost of treatment is about 5,000 yuan, and in the middle and late stages, it is about 10,000 yuan or more.

1. Surgery is the first choice. Patients in stage I should undergo extrafascial total hysterectomy and bilateral adnexectomy, and patients in stage II should undergo extensive total hysterectomy and pelvic lymph node dissection.

2. Combined surgery and radiation therapy: For patients in stage I, if cancer cells are found in the ascites or the myometrium is infiltrated, and there is lymph node metastasis, external irradiation is given after surgery. For patients in stage II or some stage III, external irradiation or intracavitary irradiation is given before surgery, and surgery is performed 1 to 2 weeks after the end of radiotherapy.

3. Radiotherapy: The elderly, frail patients, patients with severe medical complications who cannot tolerate surgery, and patients in stage III or above who are not suitable for surgery can be treated with radiotherapy, including intracavitary and external irradiation.

4. Hormone therapy Young patients in the early stage who want to retain their fertility, patients with advanced cancer who cannot undergo surgery or with cancer recurrence can be treated with large doses of synthetic progesterone, such as 400 mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate, intramuscular injection, 2 to 3 times a week; 500 mg of progesterone acetate, intramuscular injection, 2 to 3 times a week, etc.

5. The anti-estrogen drug tamoxifen has the same indications as progestin therapy. The general dose is 20-40 mg/d, taken orally. It can be used for a long time or in divided courses.

6. For advanced cases that cannot undergo surgery or radiotherapy, or those that relapse after treatment, anti-cancer chemotherapy can be combined with chemotherapy such as 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu), cyclophosphamide (CTX), mitomycin (MMC), doxorubicin (BDR), and cisplatin (DDP), which has a certain effect.

7. Anti-cancer Chinese medicine treatment can be used as one of the measures of comprehensive treatment. It is suitable for some patients who are not suitable for surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or relapse after surgery. It can control metastasis, relieve cancer pain, improve symptoms, improve quality of life and prolong survival with cancer.

The above is the treatment method for endometrial cancer. When treating endometrial cancer, it is best for patients to go to a professional hospital for treatment, and choose the appropriate treatment method according to the specific condition. They can choose low medical level or conservative treatment instead of surgical treatment due to cost issues. This will not only fail to control the disease but will only make the disease worse. Because endometrial cancer is not hopeless to be cured, patients should build up confidence in treatment.