Every person brushes his teeth in the morning, washes his face. Due to the fact that we see an increase in oncological diseases, we need to introduce the same good habit for ourselves as careful monitoring ourselves.

Paying attention to whether we are losing weight is not motivated by not following diets.
For women, a good habit can be the examination of the mammary glands itself, while in the shower, paying attention to whether there are nodules or formations that did not exist before. Examine your skin to see if moles have appeared, which have begun to grow, have changed their color, which would be worth paying attention to...


If you find any changes during your preventive examination, then know that this is a reason to think and consult a doctor.

A good habit nowadays is a preventive examination by a doctor. In other words, a medical examination, when a person chooses 7 days for himself once a year, when he comes and lets the doctor perform the necessary manipulations. They are simple:
– Clinical blood test
– Biochemical blood test
– FGDS
– Pelvic ultrasound
– Colonoscopy
" I don't want to treat, but I want to prevent the diseases!" — and this is normal!
And you need to keep in mind that it is not a burden for you, but a joy and a necessity, like when you go to the dentist or to the cosmetologist, not because something hurts, but because you want to be happy, healthy, beautiful, and live happily ever after.

"Let's talk about how often you should make an appointment with a gynecologist, and whether there are any special moments when you should see a doctor, even if nothing hurts.

The main task of modern medicine is to play ahead.


The first rule to remember: timely diagnosis of any disease is a partnership process. Therefore, everything remains meaningless without a person taking care of their health. Doctors can do a lot. But no doctor will be able to come for an examination instead of you, undergo an examination and observe the rules that preserve health. Therefore, the most important and first step is to gather your strength and come to the reception!

When should this be done? Ideally, at least once a year if you are perfectly healthy and nothing bothers you. If there are complaints, then this is a completely different story. In this case, the sooner - the better.


The first doctor's examination should be done in adolescence. For example, after the beginning of the menstrual cycle. A new state, new sensations, new anxieties. It's time to get acquainted with one of the main doctors for a woman.
At the first visit, the doctor will tell you about the rules of functioning of one of the most complex and interesting systems of your body. No advice from girlfriends, no teachings from Internet healers can help here. We are all individuals. That is why it is important to get information not about health in general, but specifically about your health.


The second key moment for communicating with a doctor is after the beginning of sexual life. You will need new knowledge again. Love is beautiful. And the opportunity to have children is akin to a miracle. HOWEVER! Everything is good on time. And during this meeting, the doctor will conduct the necessary examinations and tell you what to do to protect yourself from infections, prevent an unexpected pregnancy and ensure that the desired children can be born at the desired time.

The third point when it is desirable to meet with a doctor is before planning a pregnancy. This is one of the most difficult periods for the female body. The load on all our organs and systems increases many times. And we need to use all the possibilities of the modern world so that this period will pass most comfortably and correctly.


According to biological laws, the birth and feeding of children protect the body from most gynecological problems. But this is only on condition that we enter this period without having diseases! Even the ancient Romans used to say: "Forewarned is forearmed." Therefore, a check-up before becoming parents is important not only from the point of view of the birth of a healthy baby, but also from the point of view of preserving life.

The next significant moment is after childbirth. The body has experienced loads akin to astronauts. It should be checked how the body coped with them. And at the same time, each woman has to get a new portion of information from the doctor about how often and for what purposes she will meet with the doctor next.


And finally, the most psychologically difficult period, in my opinion, is the time of extinction of the reproductive system. The time of the golden autumn, as it is now called. This is the time when all the minor breakdowns and failures that we have accumulated over the course of our lives have a chance to be realized. Because our main protectors against all diseases – sex hormones – are gradually decreasing. We can no longer have children. And no matter how insulting it sounds, but from the point of view of biological expediency, Mother Nature is no longer interested in us.
At this time meeting with a good doctor is quite capable of performing a miracle. A competent gynecologist can turn out to be a real fairy. Not just to suspect a problem at the very beginning, but also to slow down your biological clock as much as possible. Female hormones are amazing substances in their capabilities! Properly selected hormone therapy is the prevention of obesity and dementia, heart attacks and strokes, osteoporosis, urinary incontinence and a number of oncological diseases!


How to determine the list of necessary examinations? Of course, the best is to contact the right place at the right time. The Charity Centers for Women's Health "White Rose" was created for these purposes. Any woman in Russia can apply to our clinics by her own request and undergo a full check-up within a few hours aimed at diagnosing and preventing tumor diseases of the reproductive system. All you have to do is to call the clinics’ consultant.


The data of all the centers is available on the Internet. Just enter the name "White Rose" in the search bar. The specialists of the contact group, based on the initial questionnaire, will select the most suitable examination date for you, familiarize you with the rules of preparation and share all the necessary information.


And in conclusion, I want to answer the most important question:
– Why do I need an examination if nothing hurts?
– Because CANCER DOESN'T HURT!

And this is the biggest problem. Tumors are tricky and hide from our immune system until the dangerous stages hit the body. And at this moment they can become so large and spread through the body so much that it will become extremely difficult to cope with them.
There are more than a hundred patients who were diagnosed with a terrible diagnosis at an early stage in my practical experience. We've been together for decades. And they continue to LIVE a full life. They communicate, meet, rejoice at the birth of children. And this is the most important victory in the life of any doctor… Together we can do a lot! And I am sure that it is possible to defeat cancer. We need to work on this together!

The main task of a gynecologist is to preserve the health of women!
Annual preventive examinations make it possible to identify not only existing problems, but also to prevent the appearance of new diseases.
Today we will talk about a planned examination when a woman has no complaints.
Of course, there are its
own peculiarities when being observed by a gynecologist in different periods of the life of girls and women


Wondering how often you need to be checked by a gynecologist in order to maintain your health, a woman should understand what manipulations, actions and procedures are included in the examination.
Of course, it is necessary to carefully collect information about a woman, ask in detail about the nature of the menstrual cycle, reproductive function, the presence of sexual life and its features, the debut of sexual life and methods of contraception, evaluate the associated problems, etc. I understand that patients do not complain about certain conditions, considering this to be the norm, since it also happened with mom and grandma and so on. Sometimes this information already helps to suspect some conditions and prescribe the necessary examination.


If we are talking about a routine examination, the first thing you need to go through is an examination on a gynecological chair, which is carried out using special mirrors (if a girl lives a sexual life), this manipulation allows you to assess the structure of the external and internal genitalia available for examination, the nature of secretions and their volume, the condition of the vaginal mucosa and cervix.

Be sure to take smears to assess the quality of microflora and cytological examination that allows you to evaluate the structure of the epithelium and identify atypical cells is the most important study that allows you to prevent the development of cervical cancer! Also realizing that at the moment the cause of cervical cancer is known, namely infection with the human papillomavirus, in addition to oncocytology, I strongly recommend to all my patients to be examined for this virus! If the virus is detected, this is a cause for concern, a reason for a thorough and in—depth examination and observation. And, of course, we always discuss the primary prevention of cervical cancer – this is VACCINATION AGAINST HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS!

The next procedure is a colposcopy. Examination under a special device
with a microscope, which allows you to identify hidden lesions that are not visible during
normal examination, this is an absolutely painless procedure that is carried out with
using special colors of the epithelium. Taking into account that in most medical centers there are video colposcopes, with the possibility of broadcasting images to the TV screen, it is also a very interesting procedure. it allows you to see yourself as if from the inside, and discuss your condition with a doctor.


Next comes a bimanual examination (examination with the help of hands) — allows you to assess
the anatomical features of the structure and size of the internal genitals,
consistency, soreness, etc.


Of course, ultrasound examination of the pelvic organs is an indispensable technique in the practice of an obstetrician — gynecologist, which allows you to detect diseases in the early stages.

Timely treatment is the key to success. Preventive examination allows you to identify and stop the disease. But only a woman's responsible attitude to her health, her desire to take care of her health, monitor it, and fight for her health helps to achieve the desired result!

Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor. Fortunately, at the first stage, the probability of death from this disease may be less than 5% * (provided full treatment and high-quality diagnosis).

1. What do you need to know to detect the disease at an early stage?

Remember about the “red flags" - symptoms of breast disease. A picture with lemons helps here.

2. In the absence of symptoms, every woman after 45 years * (a different age for screening may be recommended) needs a mammography of 1 time in 2 years to detect an IMPERCEPTIBLE pathology of the breast.

It is impossible to be healthy only by some part of your body. The body is a single system. And the breast, like any other part of the body, requires care: properly selected high—quality underwear, cosmetics for breast care and self-examination are the key to the health of the female breast.

The Brafitters Association is called to help solve these issues.
Tatiana Sokolova:
"I am an international brafitting expert, the creator of the international brafitting school, the owner of the federal brafitting salon network IDEALFORMS and the President of the Brafitters Association.
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The Association was established at the end of November 21 with the aim of uniting professionals and only novice brafitting specialists to exchange experience, improve the level of laundry selection services. Educate women, girls and girls how proper underwear can help preserve women's health and beauty.
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We support the PRO_ЖИЗНЬ project and the Running Bride Marathon because every day we hear stories and encounter real women at fitting sessions who either just learned about the diagnosis or have already experienced it. And I want as many women as possible to pay attention to the problems and undergo preventive examinations."



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Knowledge is a power.
Forewarned means armed!

Oncourology is a branch of medicine that covers malignant tumors of the kidneys, adrenal glands, urinary channels through which urine produced by the kidneys (ureters), bladder, as well as prostate and testicular cancer in men.
"If we talk about what should be alarming and what you should immediately pay attention to: Blood impurities in the urine, pink urine — all this is a trigger to see a doctor, conduct a study, at least ultrasound of the kidneys, bladder. The best option is to do a CT scan to exclude cancer.

If we talk about tumors of the kidney, prostate gland, the abdominal system of the kidney, ureter, then it is worth noting that all these tumors begin to manifest themselves rather late, since they are all slow-growing and insidiously do not manifest themselves clinically.
The tumor of the kidney and the tumor of the prostate gland really do not manifest themselves in any way until they have already grown large enough and have begun to affect other organs. Then the pain syndrome already appears.
Therefore, it is impossible to wait for clinical manifestations here in any case. There are screening methods for this. We just need to find time to plan a visit to a urologist.

To exclude a kidney tumor, both men and women need to do an ultrasound, and in the case of a prostate tumor, men need a blood test for PSA.
Screening examinations should be done for all men and women over the age of 50, because it is quite easy to prevent and find tumors.
It is also quite easy to cure if the diagnosis is made on time, but if the situation was started, it was not diagnosed in time, unfortunately everything can end in a deplorable, even fatal way."

Do not postpone a visit to the urologist at the slightest symptoms.
Make it a rule of good manners towards yourself — once a year, go through screening and save yourself.

Lung cancer is currently the most common type of cancer in humans, causing the greatest number of deaths from cancer.

Every year, about 1 million 200 thousand new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in the world.
In the early stages, lung cancer is not accompanied by any symptoms and turns out to be a random finding during routine fluorographic examination!


Symptoms of lung cancer may be caused by the tumor itself, or may be a consequence of the spread of the disease involving neighboring organs in the pathological process.
For example:

• prolonged cough
• difficulty breathing
• shortness of breath
• wheezing
• streaks of blood in sputum
• chest pains
• hoarseness of voice, swallowing disorder, unreasonable weight loss, weakness, loss of appetite.


Necessary measures for the prevention of lung cancer:
— quitting smoking (including electronic cigarettes, vapes, hookahs) and early diagnosis!


Necessary examinations to detect lung cancer:
Fluorographic examination (FLG)
1 time a year — regular preventive fluorographic examination (FLG).
*2 times a year FLG for officials and employees of organizations whose activities are related to the production, storage, transportation and sale of food and drinking water, education and training of children, communal and household services of the population.
Computed tomography (CT)
1 time in 2 years — for regular preventive examination.
As prescribed by a doctor — to patients with suspected malignant neoplasm. If there are doubts after fluorography, the next step is CT.
The information provided by low—dose CT is several times better than FLG, and the probability of seeing a small neoplasm is significantly higher.


important
— Cancer markers and/or blood tests are ineffective in diagnosing and assessing the quality of treatment in most cases of lung cancer.

Tanning.
To be or not to be?
That's the question.
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Melanoma (Latin melanoma, from others - Greek. μέλας — "black" + -oμα "tumor"), is a malignant tumor that develops from melanocytes — pigment cells that produce melanin and is responsible for skin color, the ability to tan and the formation of nevi (moles). Malignant skin tumors also include basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer.

Over the past decades, there has been a steady increase in morbidity. This trend is most often explained by the increased exposure to ultraviolet rays and the fashion for tanning.

Melanoma is an extremely dangerous disease due to the tendency of this tumor to metastasis with its late detection.
However, the majority of melanomas (about 80%) in the civilized world are detected at an early stage, which reduces the likelihood of metastasis and significantly increases the effectiveness of treatment.

In the case of squamous cell and basal cell skin cancer, the main method of treatment is surgical and, with early detection, in more than 90% of cases, it allows to completely cure the tumor.
Melanoma is mainly localized in the skin, much less often in the retina of the eye, mucous membranes (oral cavity, esophagus, vagina, rectum).
Such types of melanoma are rare, they occur very infrequently.


And to protect yourself from the most common types of melanoma, compliance with simple rules will help.
Do not sunbathe in the solarium and do not abuse the tan at all, especially if you are light-skinned and are close to the equator. In summer, wear long-sleeved clothes, a headdress with a wide brim. Use a sunscreen with an SPF protection factor corresponding to solar activity. Monitor moles and other neoplasms on your body, and if they change color, shape, structure, size, itch or bleed – immediately contact a specialist, dermatologist or oncologist.

Malignant tumors of the colon and rectum are often combined under the common name colorectal cancer.

The disease worldwide is considered the third most common among various types of cancer, and ranks second in deaths.
Late diagnosis of colorectal cancer is associated with a significant interval between the onset of the disease and its symptoms.


The first signs of colorectal cancer are:
* Abdominal pain;
* Admixture of blood in the stool;
* Delayed bowel movement.
Colorectal cancer is further manifested by the following symptoms:
* Dyspeptic – nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, feeling of bloating and heaviness in the epigastric region, abdominal pain;
* Enterocolitis – bloating, rumbling, pain in the anus, in the abdomen, increasing before defecation;
* Toxic-anemic – signs of anemia (pallor of the skin, fatigue, constant weakness) and an increase in body temperature.


The first stage of screening for all risk groups is an immunochemical analysis of feces for hidden blood. The test can be quantitative and qualitative, but it is better to choose quantitative, it is more accurate. If the test shows the presence of blood in the stool, then a fibrocolonoscopy should be performed to look at the entire colon and rectum.

Risk factors:
· smoking
· low physical activity
· obesity
· diabetes mellitus
· chronic inflammation of the intestinal mucosa in ulcerative colitis.

Prevention of colorectal cancer.
Of course, the first thing you can do is to give up smoking.
You should also try to eat more fiber and less processed red meat. If there are problems with the functioning of the intestine (irritable bowel syndrome, stool disorders) — it must be treated. And finally, you need to understand that if you are fifty years old, then you need to test feces for hidden blood and do a colonoscopy just in case.
Any complaints at any age: a change in the stool, the presence of blood — should be a reason to visit a doctor. You can't give up on such circumstances, thinking that you just have hemorrhoids or it will pass by itself. For any competent proctologist, the presence of blood in the stool is a reason to prescribe a fibrocolonoscopy.
Therefore, you need to contact a specialist who will prescribe the correct examination and treatment.

Stomach cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the world.

The symptoms of this disease are nonspecific and may include the following:
– Difficulty swallowing
– Feeling of bloating after eating
– Feeling full after eating a small amount of food
– Heartburn
– Upset stomach
– Nausea
– Abdominal pain
– Unintentional weight loss
– Vomiting
– Pronounced general weakness

The development of this disease may be associated with several risk factors.

Some of them are listed below:
– Smoking
– Helicobacter Pylori infection (Helicobacter Pylori infection affecting the pyloric part of the stomach and duodenum)
– Infection with Epstein-Barr
virus – Intestinal metaplasia (a condition in which the cells of the gastric mucosa are replaced by the epithelium of the small intestine)
– Chronic atrophic gastritis (a disease in which the loss of gastric glands occurs, inhibition of gastric function)
– Pernicious anemia (decreased hemoglobin caused by a decrease in vitamin B12 levels)
– Stomach polyps
In addition, the occurrence of stomach cancer may be associated with some genetic causes:
– Stomach cancer a close relative struggling with (Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister)
– Li-Fraumeni syndrome
– Hereditary family polyposis
– Lynch syndrome
Environmental factors such as radiation or working in the coal, rubber industry can also play a role in the oncogenesis of stomach cancer.
In addition, it is now known that people with a lack of vegetables and fruits and an excess of salted and smoked foods in the diet may have an increased risk of stomach cancer.


Is there screening, that is, the detection of asymptomatic forms of stomach cancer?
Unfortunately, today there are no standard or routine screening tests for the diagnosis of stomach cancer.


What is the prevention of stomach cancer for each of us?
It should be aimed at eliminating helicobacter infection and changing lifestyle.
If you notice any of the above symptoms or you want to be examined, we recommend that you seek medical help. Together you will be able to develop a plan for examination and, if necessary, treatment.

THE NMRC OF ONCOLOGY NAMED AFTER N.N.PETROV OF MOH OF RUSSIA
It is a patient-oriented institution where the basis of all medical procedures has been the quality of human life during and after treatment since 1927.
The institution has been famous for treating foreign guests almost since its foundation. The laboratory of molecular genetics is working and developing at NMRC, where not only genetic tests of various complexity, but new types of gene mutations are discovered.

Since 2020, the remote consultation service - the personal account of a foreign citizen - has been put into operation.
Using it you can get an interpretation of visualizations, get second and third opinion consultations.
The use of a multidisciplinary approach even in such a service strengthens the exclusivity and necessity of this type of service.
The employees of the personal account work daily from 09:00 to 21:00 (Moscow time).

St. Luke's Clinical Hospital St. Petersburg

The clinic offers a wide range of medical services for all age categories of patients. It is equipped with the most modern technologies and equipment, which allows doctors to diagnose and treat various diseases with high accuracy and efficiency.


Doctors and staff are highly qualified and have experience in various fields of medicine. We offer an individual approach to each patient, taking into account their individual needs and characteristics.


Our main goal is to provide our patients with the best quality of medical care and help them return to a healthy life.

The institution is headed by Sergey V. Popov, Chief Physician, Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation.
Sergey Valeryevich is proficient in all types of endoscopic, laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgical interventions in the treatment of urological and oncourological diseases. Performs kidney transplantation.
He is actively engaged in scientific activities.


There is an Urban Center for Endoscopic Urology and new technologies on the basis of the clinic.
It has been working since 2009. High-tech care for patients with urological pathology. Planned and urgent treatment.
More than 10 thousand surgical interventions are performed annually.


The main directions of the Center's work:

• Treatment of urolithiasis
• Oncourology
• Enucleative methods of treatment of BPH
• Reproductive and reconstructive urology
• All types of laparoscopic, endoscopic, robot-assisted surgical procedures (Da Vinci Xi).

The clinical diagnostic and laboratory capabilities of the institution make it possible to perform all types of necessary diagnostics of patients both at the stage of planning surgery and during further dynamic monitoring.
The main principle of treatment is the maximum support of the patient at all stages of transplantation. The opportunity to conduct a comprehensive examination in the shortest possible time (1-3 days).
Modern technical capabilities of the hospital allow patients to stay in comfortable
and safe wards.


ORLOV IGOR NIKOLAEVICH, Deputy Chief Physician, Candidate of Medical Sciences, urologist surgeon, oncologist.

The leading surgeon of the clinic. He is proficient in all types of surgical interventions of urological and oncological profile. He conducts active scientific, educational and social activities.
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Priority areas:

• laparoscopic prostatectomy
• laparoscopic kidney resection and nephrectomy
• laparoscopically assisted cystectomy with ileocystoplasty
• laparoscopic adenomectomy for large prostate sizes
• laparoscopic simultaneous and reconstructive plastic surgery
• holmium laser enucleation of prostatic hyperplasia (Holep)
• phalloprosthetics
• surgical treatment of urethral strictures
• artificial sphincters
• robot-assisted surgical interventions.

He is the author of more than 130 scientific papers and methodological recommendations.