How much would the average medical check-up cost?

How much would a preventive checkup for cancer, cost in India?

• How much will it cost me? How frequently must I take the tests, to ensure that I stay healthy?

• Answer:

  A CBC as in  Complete Blood Count sufficed for the doctor to provisionally diagnose Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in my mother. Then the remaining tests taken where to ascertain the level of the ailment like Peripheral Blood Smear. A CBC costs between 100 to 200 depending on the depth of analysis and the skill of the pathologist. For other forms of cancers too, routine health check ups go a long way in detecting abnormalities and routing towards further tests if necessary. The primary prevention modus operandi involves knowing one's own body. Symptoms like hepatomegaly and splenomegaly as in enlargement of liver and spleen are indicators of things going wrong in the initial stages of leukemia. Goverment Hospitals and Regional Cancer Institutes offer largely free packages for detection. Also, there are welfare schemes covering subscribers from cost of treatment. Ex - http://www.rcctvm.org/patient_welfare.htm at RCC Trivandrum. Please note that these institutes are mostly referral hospitals and it be helpful if you got a note from your local physician.