“Uterine cancer in our country has a high incidence rate, but in 80% of cases it is detected at the first stage of the disease. This is one of the best rates in the world. This is not the merit of oncologists, because we already receive the patient with a diagnosis. This is the merit of our primary care gynecologists, who at the slightest suspicion perform curettage of the uterine cavity or hysteroscopy with biopsy, thereby establishing the diagnosis, and in 80% of cases it is detected at the first stage,” Sergei Mavrichev said.
“If we compare healthcare in the CIS in terms of the availability of CT and MRI scanners, we are equipped at a very high level. We have a molecular genetic laboratory of carcinogenesis, which is the largest in Europe. Not even all leading Russian centers have our capabilities. As for radiation therapy, our equipment with linear accelerators is quite high. We have 25 linear accelerators, whereas some countries do not have even one. This allows our citizens to receive cancer care at a high level,” Sergei Mavrichev noted. “As for surgery, laparoscopy has become widely used for certain pathologies. In terms of some pathologies, 50-60% of operations are performed using laparoscopy.”
The Alexandrov center also uses the Gamma Knife to treat brain tumors.
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