Professor Ella Naparstekleading hematologist and hemato-oncologist
Cancer is one of the most serious problems in modern medicine. Despite the rapid development of science and medicine, cancer diseases remain a mystery.
The traditional methods available to doctors for treating oncological diseases are effective, but they also have a significant number of side effects. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy for malignant tumors, unfortunately, harm healthy cells as well. Given this problem, scientists and medical professionals have been actively searching for safe therapeutic methods for treating cancer for over 150 years, which would allow for the destruction of tumors without damaging healthy tissues and organs.
The search for such a universal remedy began with the cancer cell itself. Scientists started studying the cancer cell, identifying specific elements within it that are not present in healthy cells. After such elements were discovered, an innovative method for treating cancer was developed – monoclonal therapy.
Monoclonal Therapy in Israel: The Essence of the Method
What is the essence of monoclonal therapy for malignant diseases? The main task of this treatment is to detect the malignant cell and then destroy it. For this purpose, in specialized laboratories (which Top Ichilov has), preparations are created from the patient's immune system cells. Then, using innovative molecular biology techniques, these cells are modified and "trained" to interact with specific proteins of pathological cells in the patient's body. The problem in treating cancer diseases is that malignant cells have, through evolution, managed to evade immune surveillance. In other words, the immune system simply does not notice cancer cells, allowing them to easily multiply and grow. With the help of monoclonal therapy preparations, the immune system gains the ability to monitor cancer cells, timely recognizing and destroying them.
The aforementioned mechanism of action of monoclonal preparations is just one of the possible ones. There are monoclonal preparations that destroy cancer cells in other ways. For example, some of the drugs suppress the activity of certain growth factors, preventing the tumor from growing. In Israel, monoclonal preparations with radioactive particles are also used. Such drugs attach to the cancer cell and begin to irradiate it, while not negatively affecting healthy cells.
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Monoclonal Therapy in Israel: Features of Application
Currently, monoclonal therapy in Israel is applied to many types of malignant diseases. In particular, this type of treatment has proven effective in the therapy of various oncological diseases of the blood and hematopoietic organs. Additionally, monoclonal therapy at Top Ichilov is successfully used in the treatment of malignant tumors of the brain, prostate, breast, colon, uterus, and several other types of cancer.
It is noteworthy that monoclonal therapy preparations are used not only in the treatment of malignant diseases but also for other pathologies. Thus, monoclonal therapy is effective for rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, and other systemic pathologies.
Monoclonal Therapy: Price in Israel
Monoclonal therapy in Israel will cost the patient approximately 30-40% less than in Germany, Austria, and other countries in Western Europe. This favorable pricing policy for patients in Israel has become possible due to reasonable government policies and good funding of the healthcare system. To save costs, patients from the USA and European countries choose Israel, as treatment at home is much more expensive for these patients than in Israel. The final price for monoclonal therapy for cancer or other diseases is usually announced to the patient after diagnosis when it becomes clear which treatment protocol the doctors will follow.
- Leukemia
- Marginal zone lymphoma
- Lymphoblastic lymphoma
- Blood cancer
- Centracytic lymphoma
Monoclonal Cancer Therapy in Israel: Advantages of Treatment at Top Ichilov
Treatment using monoclonal therapy at Top Ichilov has several advantages.
- Experienced doctors. Top Ichilov employs the best doctors in Israel, many of whom are known worldwide for their outstanding achievements in medicine and science.
- State-of-the-art laboratories. To conduct effective monoclonal therapy, the clinic must have the appropriate equipment. Top Ichilov has state-of-the-art laboratories where the cells necessary for this type of therapy are cultivated and modified.
- No visas for Israel and Russian-speaking clinic staff. This is an important advantage of treatment in Israel that will allow you to feel comfortable.