Throat cancer is one of fatal cancers, often detected in late stages, resulting in a low survival rate. That is the reason for Thu Cuc Medical System TCI to study and set up the examination package for screening and early detecting throat cancer, that helps customers have an early examination since it has no sign of symptom whereby early detection and effective treatment are successfully performed.
1. Why should we have a throat cancer screening?
The throat is a part of the mouth that is located quite deep inside the mouth. Moreover, the symptom of throat cancer is quite similar to other less serious illnesses. Only when cancer cells have spread to other organs through a lymphatic system, tissue, blood, and other organs. Patient just recognizes its symptoms. This time, treatment opportunities and survival rate are low.
Actively screening cancer is the best way to protect health
Actively screening throat cancer when the body is healthy is the best way to screen and detect abnormalities or cancer in its early stage, increasing the chance of treatment and complete cure.
People who should have throat cancer screening:
– People aged above forty years old.
– People aged under forty years old but having other risk factors, such as drinking alcohol, heavy smoking, family with a history of throat cancer.
– People with unusual symptoms that occur frequently, such as a tinnitus, a stuffy nose, a headache, and a nosebleed.
2. Having the throat cancer screening at Thu Cuc Medical System TCI
THE PACKAGE FOR SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTING THROAT CANCER
(Applied at 286 Thuy Khue – 216 Tran Duy Hung – 32 Dai Tu – 136 Nguyen Trai)
No | SERVICE LIST | PURPOSE AND BENEFITS OF INDICATIONS |
I | CLINICAL EXAMINATION | |
1 | General ENT examination | Detect some ENT diseases |
II | Tests | |
1 | Peripheral blood cell analysis (by laser counter) {24 parameters} | Detect anemia and some blood diseases |
2 | Quantification of Creatinine {blood} | Assess the function of kidney |
3 | Quantification of Glucose {blood} | Assess the status of metabolism, diagnose diabetes, and impaired glucose tolerance |
4 | ALT blood test (GPT) {blood} | Assess the function of liver |
5 | AST blood test (GOT) {blood} | |
6 | Quantification of SCC (Squamous cell carcinoma antigen) {blood} | Detect and control squamous cell carcinoma |
III | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING | |
1 | Soft tissue ultrasound (one location) {normal lymph nodes} | Detect some diseases in soft tissue |
2 | ENT endoscopy | Detect some diseases in ENT |
Total charge: 1,776,000 VND | ||
Notes: Please pay for the Cytopathology test in case biopsy is performed
The items of the examination package for screening and early detecting throat cancer
– The examination package includes essential examination items: ENT examination, tumor marker test, and ENT endoscopy help detect abnormalities in the throat, and throat cancer. In case any abnormality is detected, doctor can prescribe an intensive diagnosis
– Affordability, preferential than separate examination
– Patient is directly examined by a team of experienced otolaryngologists. In cases suspected of cancer, patients will be consulted by oncologists of the department of oncology.
– Thu Cuc Medical System TCI always focuses on investing in modern medical equipment systems, serving the medical examination activities with high efficiency. It includes a system of rhino-laryngoscopes from Karl Storz (Germany), and the automatic test laboratory (USA).
Notes: patients should not have a meal before examination.
Customers can contact the call center 1900 55 88 92 for detailed consultation as well as explanation on the examination package for screening and early detecting throat cancer.
