How can I get free treatment for cancer?

Here are the top five institutes in India that offer free cancer treatment:

  • Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
  • The Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Cancer Aid and Research Foundation (CARF)
  • Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bangalore.
  • The Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai.

Is chemotherapy free in India?

Even modern facilities like isotope and CT scanning and chemotherapy are offered for free. The Regional Cancer Centre provides free cancer treatment to about 60% of its patients, while subsidies are provided to 29% patients belonging to the middle earning class.

Is chemo treatment free?

Treatments Intravenous chemotherapy is free in public hospitals but patients prescribed oral chemotherapy will need to shoulder some of the cost, especially from community pharmacies. Chemo patients also need to pay for any medication they need to relieve the side-effects of the treatments, such as anti-nausea drugs.

Is Shaukat Khanum free?

Shaukat Khanum Hospital continues to provide free treatment to more than 75% of its cancer patients. This year, we need Rs 6.5 billion to help the thousands of patients we treat completely free, each year.

How can I get money for cancer treatment?

Here are some government schemes that can help fund your cancer treatment.

  1. Health Minister’s Cancer Patient Fund.
  2. The Health Minister’s Discretionary Grants.
  3. The Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS)
  4. National Health Protection Scheme.
  5. The Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.
  6. State Illness Assistance Fund.

Is chemotherapy painful?

Does chemotherapy hurt? IV chemotherapy should not cause any pain while being administered. If you experience pain, contact the nurse taking care of you to check your IV line. An exception would be if there is a leak and the drug gets into surrounding tissues.

How much does chemo cost?

Chemotherapy is one of the most common cancer treatments. Depending on the drug and type of cancer it treats, the average monthly cost of chemo drugs can range from $1,000 to $12,000.

Is chemo painful?

Why it happens: Chemotherapy may cause painful side effects like burning, numbness and tingling or shooting pains in your hands and feet, as well as mouth sores, headaches, muscle and stomach pain. Pain can be caused by the cancer itself or by the chemo.

How much does chemotherapy treatment cost?