Advanced kidney cancer treatment in India with highest survival rates
Kidney cancer is the ninth common cancer that occurs in men and the fourteenth common cancer in women according to WCRF.
Detection of cancer itself is a matter of great concern. However, with the advance kidney cancer treatment in India the survival rates are also increasing.
Let me introduce you, one of our patients Becky from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Becky is a 48-year-old, project manager in a reputed MNC in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Backy is a father of 2 boys and a wonderful wife Lucy.
Three years back, Becky used to often felt tired while doing his daily routine work and also had lower back pain on one side. Becky went to the nearby doctor for a checkup and the doctor prescribed him some medicine and asked him to take some rest. Medicine lowered the pain but after some time the condition became the same.
One day Becky saw blood was coming out while he was urinating. He went to the hospital and met a urologist. The Urologist suggested doing a blood test, urine test, and ultrasound. Ultrasound reports detected an unusual lump in the kidney. The doctor suggested CT scan to Becky for further verification. Becky did the test and sadly, the tests confirmed that he had kidney cancer.
Becky and Lucy were both in shock after listening to the news of cancer. The doctor recommended visiting an oncologist for a further line of treatment.
Becky’s son Benny researched information regarding kidney cancer and the best possible treatment for it. While searching Benny got in touch with MedicoExperts for kidney cancer treatment in India and left his inquiry.
MedicoExperts patient care executive got in touch with Benny and Benny sent all the reports of his father to MedicoExperts to get the personalized treatment plan.
MedicoExperts also arranged the online video consultation for Becky with the head of the tumor board who is himself an uro oncologist. The doctor after discussing with his board prepared a tentative treatment plan and had one more call with Becky.
The doctor explained the treatment plan and also shared that Becky would go under thorough evaluation before zeroing down the treatment plan. Becky decided to come to India for the treatment.
After 15 days, Becky comes to India for treatment with his wife Lucy. Becky was admitted to the hospital immediately after arrival. As planned, a thorough evaluation including PET SCAN was performed. The investigations concluded that cancer was limited to the kidney only.
Surgery was needed to remove the kidney. The doctor told Becky three options for the surgery that was open, laparoscopic, and robotic surgery. After understanding all the options, Becky chose robotic surgery.
Surgery was performed and the infected kidney was removed successfully. The doctor also recommended a few cycles of chemotherapy after the surgery.
After completion of Chemotherapy, reevaluation was performed. The results were positive in favor of Becky.
Becky and Lucy were very happy with the outcome and thanked the doctors and MedicoExperts.
It could be your story as well.
Before understanding the different kidney cancer treatment options. Let’s understand what kidney cancer is.
Kidney cancer occurs within the cells of your kidneys. Your kidneys are two bean bag-like organs, each the size of your fist.
They are located behind your abdominal organs, with a kidney on either side of your spinal column.
What are the different types of kidney cancer?
Kidney cancer is more common in adults and accounts for approximately 85% of the cases. This kind of cancer develops in the proximal renal tubules which constitute the filtration system of the kidney. Each kidney has thousands of those tiny filtration units.
Kidney Cancer types are:
- Urothelial cancer: This is also referred to as transient cellular carcinoma. It makes up 5-10% of kidney cancers diagnosed in adults. Urothelial carcinoma starts in the region of the kidney where urine gets collected.
- Sarcoma: Kidney sarcoma is a rare condition. It is normally treated by surgery. However, sarcoma usually returns to the renal area or propagates to other parts of the body. Another surgical procedure or chemotherapy may be recommended following the initial surgery.
- Wilms tumor: Wilms tumor is better treated with radiation and chemo than other types of kidney cancer in conjunction with surgery. The outcome was a different approach to treatment.
- Lymphoma: Lymphoma can enlarge both kidneys and is associated with large lymph nodes, known as lymph node disease, in other parts of the body, including the neck, chest, and abdominal cavity. If lymphoma is a possibility, your physician can do a biopsy and suggest chemo instead of surgery.
Let’s understand the stages of kidney cancer.
Stage 1 is the lowest level of aggression and has the highest survival rate. The cancer tumor is relatively small at the early stage, so it is given a T1 designation.
At stage 1, the cancerous kidney is likely to be removed, and follow-up treatment may not be needed. The odds of recovery are good.
Stage 1 kidney cancer survival rate
The five-year survival rate for stage one kidney cancer is 81 percent. This means that out of 100 people, 81 people diagnosed with stage 1 kidney cancer will live more than five years after their initial diagnosis.
Stage 2 is more severe than Stage 1. In this stage, the tumor is larger than seven centimeters in diameter but occurs only in the kidney.
Stage 2 kidney cancer survival rate
As with stage 1, a stage 2 cancer kidney is likely to be removed and follow-up treatment may not be required. The five-year survival rate of stage 2 kidney cancer is 74 percent. This means that 74 out of 100 people diagnosed with stage 2 kidney cancer will live more than five years after diagnosis.
There are two scenarios for third-stage renal cancer.