Continuous Positive Airway Pressure is the most popular and effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea. It works by pushing air into the back of the throat where throat tissues collapse during sleep. It acts by âsplintingâ the airway open allowing for inhaling and exhaling of air.
1 Chemotherapy often is combined with radiation for treating advanced cervical cancer. 2  Chemotherapy typically costs $10,000-$200,000, depending on which drugs are used, how they are administered and the number of treatments required. A study published in the journal Gynecologic Oncology reports that a commonly used treatment for cervical cancer, the chemotherapy drug Cisplatin combined with radiation, typically costs about $40,000 total, while adding the drug Gemcitabine increased the total cost to more than $60,000.
1 For patients without health insurance, the cost of ovarian cancer treatment can range from $20,000 or more for surgery up to $200,000 or more for treatment with surgery and chemotherapy for advanced cancer. Some hospitals offer additional discounts for prompt payment. 2  For example, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, which charges almost $40,000 for surgery for ovarian cancer, drops the price to about $27,000 if the bill is paid in full in 90 days, or to about $23,500 if paid in 30 days.