Since 2005, the International Cancer Union has celebrated World Cancer Day every year on February 4. The year 2022 is held under the slogan: "Create a future without cancer. It's time to act now ", which provides an opportunity to draw public attention to this global problem, to remind how dangerous and widespread cancer is now.
Employees of the Oncology Department Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine joined the celebration of the World Cancer Day. They took an active part in the city scientific-practical conference on the topic: “Cervical cancer is a problem of our time. UACCP cervical pathology management. The conference was held on February 3 at the Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Center for obstetricians and gynecologists, oncogynecologists, general practitioners and family medicine in Kyiv, students of the Department of Oncology.
The introductory speech was made by:
- Alexander Klyusov, acting Director of Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Center, Candidate of Medical Sciences. He compared the world and Kyiv results of treatment of patients with cervical cancer, outlined the prospects, formulated tasks that should not be delayed - to solve them quickly at the state level and at the city level;
- Head of the Oncology Department, Professor Prokip Gordiichuk. In his speech, he drew attention to areas that will improve the results of treatment of patients with cervical cancer, namely: screening examinations in the target risk group, vaccination against human papilloma virus, developing an algorithm for early diagnosis and public awareness.
The main reports of the event were made by the main organizer of the event, Olena Manzhura, Associate Professor of the Oncology Department Shupyk National Healthcare University of Ukraine, Head of the Oncogynecology Department of the Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Center. Based on statistics from Kyiv, it has shown that over the past ten years, early diagnosis and timely treatment of patients with cervical cancer has improved by 25%, which is an important achievement of the service. Formed specific areas of work for the obstetrics and gynecology and oncology and gynecology services of Kyiv, which formed the basis of the conference resolution.
The introduction of the achievements of modern oncology in the practical activities of the oncology and gynecology service will help to improve the oncological results of treatment, increase the rate of complete marriage of patients.