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It is no secret that with cancer, the demand for healthcare services exceeds supply in Russia. Regional and territorial cancer centers shoulder the greatest workload, serving the biggest numbers of people. At the same time, according to Borisov, improvements have begun.

Central clinics with high-tech equipment which offer innovative treatment methods do not have the capacity to treat all cancer patients. They have waiting lists and treatment quotas, which is definitely a problem.

Several large nuclear medicine centers are being established across Russia. Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova said in a recent speech that these centers are to combine treatment practice with scientific research (http://ria.ru/society/20121121/911626351.html). They will include diagnostic radiology departments, positron emission tomography centers, X-ray and radionuclide therapy facilities.

This is definitely good news. However, some doctors are skeptical. In their view, large clinics are good for the development of new methods of diagnosis, such as positron emission tomography – which require sophisticated equipment that cannot be installed in every local center. On the other hand, large centers do not work for treatment routines. How can a rural resident get to a large center located miles away?

“I believe that treatment centers which offer regular consultations and routine treatment do not need to be that big,” Panarina said. “They should specialize in specific fields and be close to where people live. A men’s health center would specialize in urology, and a women’s center in gynecology.”

Cancer patients have a range of treatment opportunities, as well as rights guaranteed by the state, specialists say. It is important to use these opportunities wisely and consistently to achieve recovery.

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