News & Events

22.11.2021

Breast Cancer Patient School

Dear friends!

We invite you to the Patient School to be held online on November 24, 2021 at 15:00 on the basis of the Federal State Budgetary Institution named after N.N. Petrov.

Our webinar will be dedicated to the new approaches in the drug treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer.

14.11.2021

Tribute to Dmitry Borisov, the Head of Equal Right To Life

We regret to inform that Dmitry Borisov, our friend, colleague, leader and ideological inspirer of the patient advocacy organizations Equal Right to Life, Movement against Cancer and the Center for Personalized Medicine, passed away at the age of 49.

17.09.2021

What are the similarities and differences between COVID-19 and influenza virus?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, more data is accumulating about the similarities and differences between COVIS-19 and influenza. Both cause respiratory illness, but there are important differences between the two viruses and how they spread.

14.12.2020

Treatment of metastatic or inoperable melanoma, on-line Patient School

Dear friends!

We will discuss modern methods of diagnostics and treatment of melanoma - how to behave, what to ask a doctor before starting drug therapy, options of modern methods of treatement and possible side effects that you may encounter.

23.10.2020

What should a smoker do if diagnosed with cancer?

On October 20, 2020, the media published data presented by Dr. Peter Harper, an oncologist at King Edward Hospital in London, at the VI Congress of the Russian Society of Head and Neck Tumors.

15.09.2020

UK to test cancer detection before symptoms begin

In the UK, trials of a test to detect cancer before the first symptoms begin as the BBC reports on September 13.

03.12.2019

Two online services for patients were presented at the X All-Russian Congress of Patients

At the last All-Russian Congress of Patients, which ended in Moscow on December 1, two Internet services which are designed to improve the quality and accessibility of medical care were presented to the public.

21.10.2019

Prevention of combating Non-communicable diseases discussed at the international level

On October 17 and 18, 2019, Krasnoyarsk hosted the International Health Conference as part of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum.

29.09.2015

ONF demands to improve the quality of health care

The All-Russia People’s Front (ONF) sharply criticized the health care system in Russia. ONF activists expressed their displeasure on the forum "For quality and affordable medicine" which started today in Moscow.

29.09.2015

Screening for genetic risk of breast cancer is expensive and inefficient

Screening of all women for genetic mutations, which increase the risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer, is too expensive to be justified. These are the results of a new study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and published in the JAMA Oncology, the Mednovosti portal reports.

29.09.2015

British parliament rejects the bill on legalization of euthanasia for the terminally ill

The initiative was supported by only 118 deputies, while 330 voted against it.

29.09.2015

Survivors in the 9/11 attack are dying of cancer

The cloud of dust and ash that covered Manhattan after the September 11 attacks contained carcinogens. Many rescuers and survivors have already developed cancer, in the coming years the number of cancer cases may increase several times.

29.09.2015

What to expect from the new list of essential drugs

In Russia, for the first time in five years, the list of vital and essential drugs compensated for patients by the state, will be expanded. Will the innovative drugs, which save lives of patients in the developed world, be included in it or not? The Ogonek magazine reports.

29.09.2015

Vladimir Putin proposed to centralize state procurements of some medicines

The President signed several orders on health care, Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.

29.09.2015

Implants traps cancer cells

American scientists from the University of Michigan developed small sponge-like implants that can mop up cancer cells as they move through the body. Circulating cells detach from the primary tumor and can be collected in other places of the body, forming metastases. Therefore, cancer that initially appeared in one organ can spread to another one even after successful treatment, the Mednovosti portal reports.

29.09.2015

Doctor are again allowed to prescribe drugs by brands

In hospitals, physicians are now allowed to specify not only INN when prescribing drugs, but also the brand (trade name). This is stated in the order of the Ministry of Health which was registered in the Ministry of Justice in August (Izvestia possesses the copy of the document).

29.09.2015

Russian Ministry of Health established new time limits for patient visits

The order of the Russian Ministry of Health has entred into force, which establishes the standards of time during which the physician should see the patient, TASS conveys a statement of the ministry press service.

29.09.2015

Putin answered questions related to health care

President discussed the most pressing issues in health care with participants of the forum "For quality and affordable medicine" that gathered together more than 600 people from all regions. "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" covers the event.

24.09.2015

Tightened control over the activities of traditional practitioners in Russia

Traditional practitioners will have to prove the right to treat people. In the State Duma a draft law was developed which will be set rules for alternative medicine. Next week it will be submitted to parliament, "Rossiyskaya gazeta" reports.

24.09.2015

Scientists have found a way to reprogram cancer cells into healthy ones

Cancer cells are continuously appearing in the body, but the natural anti-tumor defense gets rid of them. Cancer occurs when the immune system does not recognize the appearance of a cancer cell and it starts divide uncontrollably, developing into a tumor. Findings of the new study by specialists of Mayo Clinic published in the Nature Cell Biology suggest that this code can be reprogrammed to make cancer cells normal again, Mednovosti.ru reports.

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