oncological care is provided at the level of the best world standards, sergei krasny, deputy director for scientific work of the republican scientific and practical center for oncology and medical radiology, stated this at a specialized press conference. according to experts, cell therapy , a highly complex technology that is not used in nearby countries, has shown excellent results in belarus for a certain type of lymphoma. according to preliminary data , about 56 thousand new cases of cancer were identified in belarus in 2023. among men in first place with by a large margin are prostate cancer, lung and colon cancer, in women breast cancer, colorectal cancer and gynecological tumors. among all patients, colorectal cancer became the leading cause of death. to prevent it , colonoscopy is used to remove polyps. it helps prevent 80% of colon cancer cases. screening for malignant tumors using blood tests is also being studied in belarus. the capacity allows us to perform about 100,000 studies per year. experts remind that this does not replace existing screening program, but is its complement. the method of diagnosing malignant tumors of more than sixty types by blood analysis has now becom

center in belarus. and not far from minsk, a much-needed, unique medical center began its work. the opening of the republican scientific and practical center for oncology and medical radiologyk was an event. creation of a research institute oncology medical radiology became an epoch-making event for our country and for oncological science in general. from the moment of its creation , the institute was defined as an institution. which our first director nikolai nikolaevich alexandrov signed about his appointment to this position is such an interesting order, but from now on we consider the birthday of our institute to be september 3. in 1960, aleksandrov headed the research institute of oncology and medicine established in the republic. under his leadership a whole scientific school for the treatment of cancer began to take shape. then the first scientists appeared who treated patients, because scientists are doctors of the highest qualifications and the highest qualifications, candidates and doctors of science. in addition, they were also engaged in scientific activities. at the same time, the institute began to develop methods for treating the insidious disease. subsequent

the construction of the republican scientific and practical center of oncology and medical radiology will be postponed forext five years. at the end, a note was made in case additional funds were found. what did this mean? no need to explain anything to anyone there were no prospects. at that memorable session of the general assembly in 1959, on the initiative of the government of the bssr , a very important decision was made by the un to support scientific research in the field of oncology in the world. money was quickly allocated from the union budget to complete the construction of an oncology center in belarus, and this is how i began my work not far from minsk. institute was defined as an institution that headed the entire oncological service of the republic; all oncological dispensaries were under the organizational and methodological leadership. all work began under the leadership of the famous scientist oncologist, professor, corresponding member of the ussr academy of medical sciences, nikolai nikolaevich alexandrov. another important date is the first order, which was signed by our first directo