How much does it cost to treat advanced colorectal cancer?

How much is the cost of treating advanced colorectal cancer? This is the most concerned issue for every patient and their family. However, the cost is not absolute, and the cost required by different patients is also different. The cost is affected by many factors, including the patient's own condition and the treatment method used, so the cost issue cannot be generalized.

The cost of colon cancer treatment is affected by a variety of factors:

1. Factors affecting the cost: In general, the early stage of colon cancer is not serious. When there is no metastasis of the tumor, surgical treatment is the first choice of treatment, and this is also the period with the lowest treatment cost. However, surgical treatment is to eliminate the tumor by quickly removing the tumor tissue locally, but it is easy to miss small lesions, causing the spread of cancer cells. Even if the primary tumor and surrounding lymph nodes are surgically removed, the metastatic lesions transferred to other organs will still quickly form metastatic tumors. Therefore, surgical treatment cannot achieve the ideal therapeutic effect, and after multiple surgeries, not only the body suffers great pain, but also the cost will make it difficult for ordinary families to bear. According to the usual thinking, surgical treatment cannot achieve the ideal effect, and radiotherapy and chemotherapy are often used for treatment. This treatment method is not only expensive but also extremely harmful to patients. It will not only produce a series of toxic side effects, but also kill normal cells together, causing body function impairment, etc., posing a very serious threat to the life and health of patients, and it cannot solve the problem of tumor metastasis.

2. Factors affecting hospital costs: Most patients believe that more authoritative and well-known hospitals charge more expensive fees, while local or private hospitals are relatively cheaper, so they choose some small local hospitals without safety guarantees for treatment. In fact, many private hospitals often ask patients to undergo various full-body examinations before receiving treatment, extend the treatment cycle, and charge treatment fees indiscriminately under the guise of "discounted surgical fees" to make profits from the cost of examinations. In addition, local hospitals are not guaranteed in diagnosis and treatment because their experts are not authoritative enough, their technology is not strong enough, their equipment is not advanced enough, and their environment is not thoroughly disinfected. They often cannot achieve the ideal treatment effect, which not only fails to cure the disease, but also wastes a lot of money.

3. Factors affecting the cost of treatment: Different treatment methods have different costs and different treatment effects. Traditional treatment methods cannot achieve the purpose of cure, and are prone to recurrence and metastasis. Moreover, the condition is prone to recurrence over a long period of time, and the accumulated costs over time are also not a small amount. Surgical treatment has high risks and high costs, which are unbearable for the elderly, so it is not recommended. The toxic side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy are even more terrible than cancerous diseases, and the cost is more expensive, so it is not recommended.

Due to the different locations and conditions of colon cancer, the cost of surgery will vary depending on the hospital chosen by the patient. For the sake of their own health, it is better for patients to choose a Grade 3 or above hospital when choosing a hospital.