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16/09/2016

A reference center for breast cancer screening was opened in Kursk

On September 15, the Breast Cancer Screening Center was opened in the Kursk Regional Clinical Oncologic Center. The center will allow to raise the level of cancer disease diagnostics at early stages, and will make it possible for the region's doctors to interact remotely. It would also entail setting up of a specialized unified information database.

During official opening of the center, a remote medical consultation session was held with participation of medical organizations from Zheleznogorsk, Kursk and Moscow.

Those attending were shown operation of a 3-level system for provision of cancer-related assistance to the region's population, the first level being the Zheleznogorsk Hospital No. 1 (specialized medical institution), the regional level being the Kursk Regional Clinical Oncologic Center, and the federal level being the Russian Scientific Center for Cancer Studies named after N. N. Blokhin (Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation).

A doctor from the Zheleznogorsk Hospital No. 1, working remotely, together with Kursk specialists, and using the System of Descriptions, Recommendations and Statistics of Mammography Screening (developed by YSAR+), examined a complex case of breast cancer. At the same time, data of the patient's examination were transmitted to the Moscow federal center for more precise definition of diagnosis formulated and for obtainment of recommendations on treatment strategy.

As was noted by Igor Kiselev (Director of the Oncologic Center), anticipated results of innovations will undoubtedly be represented by increased quality of breast cancer diagnostics and by the possibility of choosing strategies of future actions for each patient within shortest time and in accordance with international standards.

In total, 6,300 cases of breast cancer are registered in the Kursk Region. This is the largest group of all registered patients. In 2015, 539 new cases of breast cancer were detected in the Kursk Region, which represents a 69% increase as compared to 2000 (372 cases). The growth rate for the last 15 years is 44.9%.