The Ministry of Health of the Crimea: Dispensirization helps to identify malignant neoplasms in the early stages

So, for example, to detect cervical cancer in women, a smear is made for oncocytology, to detect breast cancer — mammography, skin cancer can be detected during a visual examination, to diagnose cancer of the colon and large intestines, a feces are analyzed for hidden blood, for hidden blood. The detection of prostate cancer is an analysis for prostatespeecial antigen in the blood. Oncological diseases can be asymptomatic for a long time, while the disease progresses. Thus, an annual examination will help detect cancer at an early stage — in a period when the treatment is most effective-noted in the press service of the department.

It is possible to reduce the risk of oncology incidence due to prevention. The risk factors for the development of cancer include smoking, drinking alcohol, some types of viral diseases (for example, human papillomavirus), hypodynamia, a prolonged effect of ionizing radiation, including ultraviolet rays of the sun.

To date, about 70 thousand oncological patients are registered in the Republic of Crimea. In 2024, more than 6 thousand patients were taken for the first time in his life with the diagnosis of “malignant neoplasm”. The leading localizations in the overall incidence structure are malignant neoplasms of the skin (about 18%), breast cancer (13%), prostate cancer (10%), lung cancer (8%), colon cancer (6%).

Specialized medical care in the region is provided to the GBUZ of the Republic of Crimea “Crimean Republican Oncological Clinical Dispensary named after V. M. Efetova ”, GBUZ of the Republic of Crimea“ Republican Children’s Clinical Hospital ”, GBUZ of the Republic of Crimea“ Republican Clinical Hospital named after N. A. Semashko ”(hematology), as well as in 8 centers of outpatient oncological assistance and 15 primary offices of an oncologist functioning in city and district hospitals.

Source: press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Crimea