Urethral Cancer Treatment in Israel

Professor Chaim Matskin

Leading urological surgeon, oncologist

Israeli specialists have extensive experience in treating urethral cancer. In their practice, they use the most modern therapeutic protocols, ensuring the best results in the shortest time.

After an examination that takes only a few days, the patient begins treatment, which may include various types of organ-sparing surgeries, endoscopic procedures, and laparoscopic interventions.

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patients cured with conservative methods

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patients cured without chemotherapy

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patients achieved remission after therapy at the clinic...

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Treatment methods

Diagnostics

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Modern chemotherapy regimens and radiation therapy on the latest linear accelerators help consolidate the achieved results.
Another significant advantage is the pricing policy of Israeli clinics. The cost of urethral cancer treatment in Israel is significantly lower than in Europe or the USA. Thus, at the Ichilov (Sourasky) clinic, many international patients have the opportunity to save about a third of their funds.

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Urethral cancer treatment in Israeli clinics — modern methods

Depending on the patient's gender and the degree of tumor localization, treatment approaches vary. In complex cases, multimodal therapy is used, employing surgical, chemotherapy, and radiological methods.

Localized carcinomas in men

The main treatment method is surgical resection of the neoplasm within healthy margins. The affected area of the urethra is removed along with a portion of the surrounding healthy tissues. Several types of surgical removal of such tumors have been developed, most of which are minimally invasive. The most modern procedures involve transurethral resection or ablation of the tumor — during such operations, endoscopic equipment is used, allowing the surgeon to destroy the tumor with a laser or remove the superficial neoplasm through the urethra.

Partial resection of the urethra with the formation of an anastomosis (connection of the remaining parts) may also be performed. Israeli specialists strive to use surgical methods that have organ-sparing potential and allow the patient to maintain a high quality of life in the future (normal urethral function, erectile function, etc.).

If surgical methods do not yield the expected results, external beam radiation therapy may be used. Usually, several dozen sessions of radiation are required, each lasting a few minutes and conducted once a day. Radiation is performed on modern high-precision linear accelerators, which allow for the preservation of healthy tissues from harmful radiation effects.

Localized carcinomas in women

In women, the main treatment method is a procedure called urethrectomy. Part of the urethra along with tumor tissues is removed. Complete removal of the urethra may also be performed. Organ-sparing types of interventions are conducted alongside intraoperative diagnostics — pathological tissues are removed fragment by fragment, which are later subjected to histological examination. The operation concludes when diagnostics show that no cancer cells remain in the body.

Another type of organ-sparing surgery is minimally invasive and is performed with transurethral endoscopic access (instruments are inserted through the urethra). Pathological tissues are destroyed using a laser. This type of treatment is indicated in early stages.

Radiation therapy may also be used. It is usually prescribed for prophylaxis after surgery or in cases where surgical resection does not allow for the removal of all pathological tissues.

Multimodal therapy for late-stage tumors

If the pathological process has significantly spread, an extensive operation is performed, and in addition to the urethra, the bladder and prostate may be removed. Modern types of such operations are carried out with minimally invasive laparoscopic access, where surgical instruments are inserted through several small incisions in the abdominal wall. In cases where cancer has spread to the lymphatic system, inguinal lymph nodes are removed.

Usually, before surgery, the patient undergoes a course of chemotherapy — cytostatics based on platinum compounds, vinca alkaloids, or antimetabolite drugs are administered intravenously. Another type of preoperative preparation consists of chemoradiotherapy — radiation of tumor tissues is conducted on a linear accelerator alongside chemotherapy.

Reviews of urethral cancer treatment in Israel indicate a high level of physician qualification and the application of modern comprehensive approaches that allow for both curing the disease and preserving the majority of functional tissues, ensuring a high quality of life for the patient in the future.

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Diagnostics

Depending on the individual characteristics of the disease, various types of diagnostics are used. You can find out which ones are most suitable for your case by consulting one of our specialists through a video consultation. The doctor, located in Israel, will talk to you via Skype and provide detailed answers to your questions. Later, when you arrive in Israel, your first in-person consultation will be free. The examination itself usually takes three to four days.

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