Treatment and diagnostics chemotherapy in Athens, Greece

Oncologists in Athens use high-purity drugs of the latest generation that cause minimal damage to healthy organs and systems. Chemotherapy is performed in different variations – drip, intraperitoneally, intrarectally, orally. Also, experimental types of cytostatics are used in local clinics.

Chemotherapy is the «gold standard» for treating oncological diseases, but due to a large number of side effects, physicians and scientists in Athens are constantly modifying drugs and methods of their administration to reduce risks for weakened patients.

Advantages of chemotherapy in clinics in Athens:

• use of new generation drugs (traditional cytostatics, antitumor antibiotics, alkaloids, alkylating agents, podophyllotoxins, antimetabolites, platinum drugs, etc.),
• performing local chemotherapy for cancer tumors concentrated in the abdominal cavity (HIPEC, PIPAC, etc.),
• performing intraoperative chemotherapy,
• high-quality supportive treatment.

The maximum effect of chemotherapy is achieved in combination with surgical intervention, which is carried out in local clinics in minimally invasive and atraumatic ways. Drugs can be administered before, after and during surgery.

Oncologists in Athens pay great attention to preserving the health of each patient. They strive to minimize the complications of chemotherapy in various ways, involving doctors of related profiles in cooperation. After undergoing treatment, patients are offered rehabilitation programs that reduce the risk of relapse, protect against side effects and consolidate the positive result.