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Sanest Consultores SL offers excellent prostate cancer treatment at an attractive price at their Spanish oncology clinic in Barcelona - the Fundació IMOR (Institut Mèdic d’Onco-Radioteràpia). The institute is a specialised cancer centre dedicated solely to treating cancer patients.
The Fundació IMOR cancer treatment centre in Barcelona
The Fundació IMOR (Institut Mèdic d’Onco-Radioteràpia) was founded, in 1999, by Dr Benjamin Guix, the scientific director and manager of the institute. The institute provides efficient and personalised care to cancer patients, offering the most innovative medical technology in the area of cancer treatment.
The Fundació has a team of professional specialists in cancer radiation therapy, directed by Dr Benjamin Guix Ph D, who works with such prestigious institutions as the M.A. Anderson Cancer Centre Hospital in Houston, USA ( Dr. Luis Delclós) and the Regional Centre for the Fight against Cancer in Montpellier , France (Dr. J.B. Dubois) who guarantees the centre's scientific and care quality.
Fundació IMOR is a leading centre in outpatient External Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy (internal radiation therapy), using the most advanced technologies. The offered treatments are:
External radiation therapy
The Fundació IMOR has introduced the latest technological advances in External Radiation therapy:
- Lineal Accelerator Varian® 2100 C latest generation with multilayer collimator.
- Oldelft®. Treatment Simulator
- 3D Plato® Treatment Planner and dosage system, which enables virtual simulations and inverse planning.
Brachytherapy (internal radiotherapy)
The Fundació offers various techniques in brachytherapy:
- HDR (high dosage rate) for prostate tumours, breast pathologies, gynaecological tumours, skin treatment, endobronchials etc.
- Ophthalmic brachytherapy.
- Endovascular brachytherapy.
- Permanent implants (prostate).
Brachytherapy, a new technique in the treatment of prostate cancer
Brachytherapy means "near-therapy" (from the Latin words). It consists of implanting low energy isotopes (iodine-125), encapsulated into a "seed", inside the prostate gland, by means of needles which are guided through the perineum, using a sophisticated transrectal ultrasound system. The radiation dosage is confined to the prostate and does not affect the adjacent areas of the body, nor there is a significant radiation risk to surrounding people.
The most important advantages of brachytherapy are:
- Avoids the risks of an operation such as radical prostatectomy.
- Is an outpatient procedure; it requires just a few hours hospitalisation.
- Allows a rapid recovery and a quick return to normal activity.
- Placement of the Iodine seeds can be done in a uniform way throughout the prostate, including the apex.
- The risk of bleeding during implanting is minimal.
- The procedure is carried out just once.
- It is very well-tolerated by older patients with general poor health, as it avoids a long stay in bed.
- Sexual drive may be maintained in more than 90% of cases.
- No urinary incontinence.
- The effectiveness of the treatment is backed up by more than ten years of follow-up study in the USA (Blasco, Radge, Stone...).
Types of brachytherapy treatment
Permanent seed implants
The permanent seed implants are implanted in an hour, on an outpatient basis. Tiny radioactive sources are placed with precision inside the prostate gland, using various needles and ultrasound control. The low energy radioactivity emitted by the seeds has a very short radius distance activity, limited to the prostate. This allows very high dosages to be administered to the prostate while the level of radiation reaching the adjacent tissues, bladder and rectum, is very low.
The seeds continuously emit their radiation for weeks or months. The seeds are indicated in cases when the tumour is confined on the prostate, either in one or both lobes. Prostate brachytherapy is extremely well tolerated. Just a few hours after carrying out the implantation, the patient can be released from the clinic. The patient can return to normal life as early as next day.
High dosage rate implants
High dosage rate brachytherapy is a procedure by which the radioactive sources are temporarily placed inside the prostate. Radiation is focused directly on the cancerous zone, protecting the neighbouring healthy tissue. Radioactive sources are introduced into the prostate by means of plastic needles, placed under precise ultrasound control. By means of a complex computer program, our experienced physicists team calculate the time each radioactive source must remain in place in order to give the tumour the dosage the doctor considers necessary.
The use of complex algorithms enable the optimisation of the dosage distribution in such a way that the volume to be treated receives high radiation dosages while the quantity irradiated on healthy tissue is minimised. The treatment lasts just a few minutes, and the tubes are withdrawn. High dosage rate brachytherapy is a highly precise treatment. That is why it is the ideal treatment for complex cases, which have had previous surgery or because of their characteristics are not suitable for treatment by permanent implants.
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Fundació IMOR, prostate brachytherapy unit
The Prostate Brachytherapy Unit of the Fundació IMOR, was an initiative of a team of doctors and specialists in Radiation Therapy Oncology and Urology. Focused on the treatment of prostate cancer, the Unit's radiation therapists are leaders in the treatment of the initial stages of prostate cancer by means of two brachytherapy techniques: permanent seed implants and High Dosage Rate implants.
The Prostate Brachytherapey Unit of Fundació IMOR, will select the treatment technique that suits your case, using the most advanced state-of the-art techniques available today, worldwide.
The patient journey
In order to plan the best treatment for you, the institute will need the following medical test results before your arrival:
- Last PSA values
- Pathological Anatomy Report used for the diagnosis.
| Day | Prostate Seed Brachytherapy Treatment day: Wednesday | High Dosage Rate Prostate Brachyterapy Treatment day: Wednesday |
1 Mon | Arrival by Monday (AM ) Transfer direct to IMOR (visit + analysis+ ECG/RX) Instructions for surgery preparation and treatment (pre-medication) Free night | Arrival by Monday (AM ) Transfer direct to IMOR (visit + analysis+ ECG/RX) Instructions for surgery preparation and treatment (pre-medication) Free night |
2 Tue | Free day. From 20:00 Fasting and some preparation needed as instructed on Monday. | Free day. From 20:00 Fasting and some preparation needed as instructed on Monday. |
| 3 Wed | 7:30 Pick up and transfer from Hotel to IMOR From 8:00 Treatment will take about 3h including epidural anaesthesia Around 11:00 transfer to a room inside IMOR, where you will rest and be monitored. Around 18:00 Transfer back to Hotel. Normal life within logical limitations | 7:30 Pick up and transfer from Hotel to IMOR From 8:00 Exploration and Treatment with HDR Treatment will take all day, including explorations. Around 18:00 Transfer to Clinica Tres Torres (by ambulance) where you will stay overnight |
| 4 Thur | 10:00 Visit to medical check out and free time or return home. | 9:00 Back to Clinic (by ambulance) Treatment to 18:00 and check out . 18:00 Return to Hotel or back home if you take a late flight. Normal life within reasonable limits |
| 5 Fri | (Optional) Visit if you are staying in Barcelona, just as follow up (around 10:00) |
Cost of treatment
Permanent Seed Brachytherapy 8,250 Pounds
Prostate HDR (High Dosis Brachytherapy) 6,750 Pounds
Breast HDR 3,750 Pounds
Modular Radiotherapy 6,750 Pounds
Radiosurgery 8,250 Pounds
Prostate HDR (High Dosis Brachytherapy) 6,750 Pounds
Breast HDR 3,750 Pounds
Modular Radiotherapy 6,750 Pounds
Radiosurgery 8,250 Pounds
Prices include:
- Pick up from Barcelona (El Prat) airport to clinic or hotel
- Transfer to clinic on day of treatment
- Transfer by Ambulance (HDR Treatment)
- Treatment plus all needed supporting test
- Check out on day after treatment
- Return from clinic to hotel
Prices DO NOT include:
- Hospital care for unexpected reasons including medical or pharmaceutical expenses
- Transfer from hotel to airport on last day
- Any expense not related to treatment during your stay
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Contact details
Mr Sergio Gil or Dr Esther Llagostera
Sanest
Barcelona
Spain
Tel: + 34 629 14 56 93
Email : sanestconsultores@gmail.com
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