Tiraspol, 31 October. /Novosti Pridnestrovya/. The medical department of PSU hosted a scientific seminar on current issues of oncology and haematology as part of the information campaign The World Against Cancer, conducted by the Ministry of Healthcare, which is aimed at increasing the awareness and skills of practising oncologists.
"There are all kinds of lectures with dedicated specialists: specialists in skin and venereal diseases, neurologists, therapists and gynecologists. And today we have decided to discuss the most relevant topics: treatment of chronic pain syndrome, some issues in chemotherapy, multidisciplinary approach, because now in oncology we are talking about a personalized approach, i.e. an individual approach to each patient, "noted the head of the Republican Oncology Dispensary, Alina Andreev.
The seminar was also attended by Moldovan specialists, who were also joined by Moscow colleagues via the Internet.
The problems they raised concerned various aspects of diagnosis and treatment of some oncology diseases. But most of all, of course, we talked about diagnostics. Specialists underscore the sooner the disease is discovered, the more likely it will be cured.
"We've made progress on some issues, and the survival rate can reach 80% even at the fourth stage. But some problems remain, unfortunately, at a low level, which causes a very aggressive proliferation of the tumour process and the inability of the human body to combat it. The worst cancer is not a pathology of an organ but the one that was not diagnosed on time, because that what is diagnosed on time can be operated on or subjected to chemotherapy," said the head of the thoracic surgery of the Oncology Institute of Moldova, Sergey Doruk.
As everywhere in the world, there is an increase in oncological diseases in Pridnestrovie, with about 10,000 people registered in dispensaries. Breast disease has been leading for many years.
"All the efforts made by oncologists result in an increased overall survival rate. There is a 5-year survival rate, so the percentage of patients living five and more years since registration is 52%," noted Andreyeva.
