Can cancer be beaten? We will beat cancer! My history. My recipes for cancer. The experience of a doctor who defeated oncology (we will defeat cancer) How a person defeated cancer

Hearing from the doctor a shocking diagnosis - "cancer", the patient falls into a real stupor and the only question he asks the doctor is: "Doctor, how long will I live?". At such a critical moment, a person does not ask if it is possible to defeat oncology or what to do to get rid of the tumor. He cares about only one question: "How much?".

Indeed, cancer has taught us that this disease is incurable, which means that all attempts to fight it are futile. And that is why the diagnosis of a doctor sounds like a sentence for many. But is it really so and is there any hope in the fight against an insidious oncological tumor?

Of course, in the fight against cancer, one can never be completely sure of success. Sometimes, the removed tumor delays the disappointing outcome for several months, in other cases it gives the body several years, and sometimes even allows you to live until old age, not remembering that the person once had cancer. And there are more and more cases of complete victory over oncology! Doctors in this case use the cautious term "remission", allowing for the potential for the disease to return after the end of the favorable period. Moreover, in the medical environment it is generally accepted that a patient who has lived 5 years after the removal of a malignant neoplasm has a high chance of a future life. Of course, a 5-year remission period does not guarantee that the patient will not die of cancer in the coming years, but this good sign inspiring hope.

Currently, doctors distinguish several types of cancer, in the fight against which significant progress has been made, which means that they can actually defeat ailments. Let's get acquainted with them.

1. Prostate cancer

As a rule, prostate cancer develops very slowly, if not at all. This allows you to identify the disease at an early stage and make the right decision about how to deal with the tumor. Survival for 5 years after the discovery of oncology is almost 100%, and often the doctor chooses a waiting strategy, which means he decides not to touch the tumor, constantly monitoring it and operating on the prostate only if the disease progresses.

At the same time, it should be noted that in the case of metastases, prostate cancer is extremely difficult to treat. In such a situation, only 28% of cancer patients survive the 5-year milestone. Fortunately, metastases in this type of oncology are quite rare, and regular examination allows you to "catch" cancer at a time when it is still treatable.

Does testing help?
In order to timely determine the appearance of prostate cancer, medicine offers 2 ways to check - a rectal examination by a proctologist, in which a specialist examines prostate through the rectum, as well as a blood test for cancer cells (PSA test). By the way, the level of protein in a blood test, which shows the presence of oncology, can also increase with other diseases, which means that based on this examination alone, it is impossible to draw a conclusion about the presence of cancer.

2. Thyroid cancer

A very common type of cancer is thyroid cancer. There are several types of oncological lesions of this small organ. endocrine system, among which the papillary type is the most common. It develops very slowly and it is thanks to this that doctors are able to identify and remove the neoplasm in a timely manner. Statistics confirm that early detection in 98% of cases provides a 5-year survival rate for patients. True, after removing part of the "thyroid gland", the patient is prescribed hormonal preparations to be taken for the rest of your life. But is it really a reason to be upset when life is at stake?

It should be noted that not all types of thyroid cancer are so “compliant”. So, for example, anaplastic thyroid cancer develops rapidly and provokes the formation of metastases, which means it reduces the likelihood of survival within 5 years from the moment the disease is discovered to 7%.

Does testing help?
It is worth noting that screening tests to detect thyroid cancer in the early stages simply do not exist. This means that the only way to detect a tumor early is to regularly visit an endocrinologist, who can detect cancer by palpation or ultrasound. The person himself should be attentive to his body and consult a doctor, noticing a nodule in the neck or having a problem swallowing while eating.

3. Testicular cancer

This not the most common type of cancer is quite successfully treated by removing the testicle on which the tumor has formed. With such an operation, a man has one testicle, which means that his childbearing function is preserved and does not prevent him from having offspring. If testicular cancer is detected at later stages, only one surgical removal the problem cannot be solved. Chemotherapy or laser radiation will be required. In addition, 40 years ago, scientists developed the drug Cisplatin, which today helps to successfully fight even with running form this disease. It is the availability of methods for successfully combating an oncological tumor in the last stages that distinguishes testicular cancer from other types of cancer. Be that as it may, the 5-year survival rate in case of detection of such a tumor is at least 93%, and even the fight against a severe form of testicular cancer gives 73% of patients a chance to live 5 years or more.

Does testing help?
Screening methods for diagnosing testicular cancer also do not exist. In this case, every man should take care of his own health and consult a doctor for any tumor-like formations on the testicles, as well as for suspicions that one testicle has become larger than the other.

4. Breast cancer

One of the most common types of cancer is breast cancer. And it is doubly gratifying that it is in the fight against him that doctors have made the greatest progress. Scientists have made significant progress in studying the mechanisms of development of this disease and methods for diagnosing it. The numbers speak for themselves: early detection of cancer allows 89 out of 100 patients to live at least 5 years from the moment the disease is detected. True, it all depends on the degree of development of the tumor, which progresses quite quickly, as well as on the type of cancer, because some of them are more susceptible to drug treatment , than others. For example, tumors that are sensitive to estrogen levels are well suppressed by taking medications that reduce the level of this hormone, while “triple negative” cancer is considered an aggressive form of cancer that practically does not respond to targeted therapy.

Does testing help?
Of course, regular visits to a mammologist and the passage of mammography and breast ultrasound are the most effective ways early detection of the disease. As a rule, women are recommended to have an annual examination starting at the age of 40-45.

5. Melanoma

This type of cancer, which affects the skin and mucous membranes, is considered the most insidious tumor, which most often affects young people aged 15-25 years. Fortunately, modern medicine has achieved encouraging success in the fight against this type of oncology. Perhaps the whole point is the early detection of the disease, which is easy to see on the skin with the naked eye. Due to this feature, the detected melanoma gives a cancer patient a chance to live more than 5 years in 91% of cases. Moreover, for this, doctors resort to the usual removal of a part of the skin affected by malignant cells.

The insidiousness of melanoma is that it develops very rapidly. And if you do not notice the tumor that has appeared or delay in contacting a doctor, melanoma is more likely than other oncological tumors to be fatal. As practice shows, only in 15% of cases a patient with melanoma that has spread to other organs survives a 5-year milestone.

Does testing help?
As practice shows, melanoma is more often detected by patients themselves, turning to doctors with questions about tumors or dark-colored neoplasms that appear on the skin, which were not there before. Typically, melanoma appears on the scalp, back, scrotum, or between the fingers. With any neoplasm that makes you suspicious, you should consult a dermatologist. And if your family has already encountered cases of skin cancer, it makes sense to get checked regularly by a dermatologist.

These figures are real statistics, behind which are thousands and even millions of human lives. Take a look at least at public people who at a certain period of their lives faced this terrible disease.

Robert DeNiro
The famous actor found out about a deadly disease - prostate cancer, in 2003, when he was not even 60 years old. The treatment was difficult, a prostatectomy was required, which completely saved the Hollywood star from a terrible disease. 13 years have passed since then, and Robert De Niro still delights us with his incredible acting, proving that life after cancer exists.

Angelina Jolie
Worries about the death of her mother, who also died of cancer, led the famous Hollywood actress to the dreaded diagnosis of breast cancer. Fortunately, a timely mastectomy allowed the actress to get rid of mortal danger. Almost 10 years have passed since then, which means that there is hope that the disease will never return.

Vladimir Pozner
The famous TV presenter found out about his diagnosis back in 1993. Fortunately, the cancerous tumor was discovered quite quickly, and the doctors managed to convince Posner of the need for an operation. The tumor was small, the intervention was successful and without subsequent chemotherapy. Great help in the fight against deadly disease the TV presenter's family also played, which was always there and behaved as if there was no threat to the life of Vladimir Vladimirovich at all.

Laima Vaikule
The famous pop singer received terrible news about breast cancer back in 1991. Moreover, the tumor progressed seriously, leaving virtually no chance for treatment. However, the singer did not give up, she regarded the illness that had befallen her as a sign from above, as an impetus to rethink her life. After intensive and prolonged treatment, Vaikule fully recovered and returned to her beloved work. For 26 years after this tragic moment, the singer lives a full life and pleases us with her songs.

Lance Armstrong
The cycling legend, 7-time winner of the Tour de France also suffered cancer, and in his case, the doctors did not give a chance for further life. “Last stage testicular cancer” was the diagnosis given to the athlete. However, self-confidence and consent to undergo a new, yet unexplored method of treating genital oncology, made it impossible. The athlete has recovered. It was 1996. All the victories of Lance Armstrog and world fame were yet to come.

This article provides only a few examples of successful cancer treatment. Moreover, one should not think that famous personalities managed to avoid mortal danger only thanks to money and connections. Cancer spares neither the rich nor the poor. The secret of their miraculous healing is the timely detection of the tumor and the incredible belief that the disease will not be able to defeat them! So, every patient has a chance. Take care of yourself!

Do you think we will beat cancer?

I am glad to welcome you, my name is Tatyana Panyushkina. No matter how you answer this question, I want to assure you, we will defeat cancer! Let me tell you my personal story.

This year, in 2018, I turned 64 years old. But today I am much happier and more energetic than 20 years ago.

At the age of 42, I had to endure serious stress, from which my path to happy life and health. The situation was connected with the financial sphere and my personal life. I have a strong predisposition to cancer in my family, both on my father's side and on my mother's side.

Two of my brothers, two aunts, three sisters died from oncology, and my mother also had to endure this disease. She went through treatment for six months, received a disability group. But she practiced herbs and healed herself, so she lived long life for over 30 more years.

Return to yourself. At 42, I began to feel that something was wrong in the urogenital area. I had to endure all this for two years, but the pain intensified, the discomfort did not go away. I drove away bad thoughts from myself and did not think that it could be oncology. Therefore, no action was taken by me.

During this period, my mother passed away, the disease began to develop very quickly. I had to go to the doctors, I was brought to the hospital in an ambulance already in a semi-conscious state. The doctors performed an examination, a biopsy and gave me a terrible diagnosis. I was asked to have an urgent operation.

I had to agree and stay in the hospital. Then I had chemotherapy and long treatment and then disability. The standard cable car that many people have passed on.

These thoughts did not leave me all the first night when I was in a medical facility. At this time, I remembered my mother, who, after doctors, switched to self-treatment with the help of prayers, various techniques, herbs, conspiracies. She knew this from her grandmother, who was once a healer.

My mother told me that without such treatment she would not have been able to live so long. If something like this happens to me, so that I do not agree to the operation and chemistry. She did not have an operation, she only had to undergo chemotherapy. Mom said that it was too much. I remembered that in the old box there were notes of my mother and grandmother.

I am practically not afraid of anything, so I decided quickly. I always believed in my mother, although she was not a literate person, she is a quick-witted and wise woman. She told me many secrets about the treatment various diseases. I wrote down the recipes from her words. She also made notes, illiterate, but you can make out. I have the originals, as well as what I copied for my mother.

Without waiting for the morning, I knew that I would definitely leave. And so I did, despite all the obstacles. At my request, my twelve-year-old son brought me clothes to the hospital. I left. Of all my mother's records, I chose those that related specifically to oncology and put them into action.

I had to change the whole mode of life, nutrition, attitude to events, my own emotions and behavior. I searched and collected herbs, applied all the recommendations that my mother left me. There were conspiracies, and special technologies, and much more.

My results

What have I achieved? I have already said that cancer is curable. This was confirmed: any disease (oncology is no exception) originates from emotions.

And this is the area of ​​life that lends itself to change on our part. This means that we can change our own attitude towards the disease. Even in the East they said that if you call your enemy by his true name, then you can rule over him. We should not be afraid of oncology and call it to win. Also in the East they say that while a person moves, he lives. We are moving, so cancer will be cured. As long as we live, it is possible to find a way out of any situation.

Today I am healthy. I think it's because I left the hospital on time. This is my personal decision. At that moment, I decided: I will never go to a medical institution, I will not go to a hospital or a polyclinic.

20 years have already passed, and I don’t remember any hospitals. I feel that my health has become even stronger than it was at that moment. Previously, I had a cold and even such a disease as hemorrhoids, I faced problems with the liver, large intestine, kidneys. Diseases overtook me periodically. Today it is not even necessary to remember this.

And I advise you not to lose heart, to use every opportunity provided by fate. No need to be afraid of life situations. As long as we live and breathe, we can handle absolutely everything. Be sure of it. I had to work a lot with people, I studied Chinese medicine, I know many conspiracies, technologies that make it possible to find a way out of any life situation. Don't miss any opportunity.

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Alexander Grigoryevich, as you know, men are most often diagnosed with cancer of the lung, stomach and prostate. For women, breast cancer is number one. Does childhood cancer have its own specifics?

— Yes, there are — in children, these are tumors of the hematopoietic immune system. These diseases are in the first place. In children, the formation of immunity occurs, those cells that, according to biological rules, should exercise control over the body, are capable of undergoing tumor growth. Therefore, leukemias and malignant lymphomas make up the bulk of tumors in children. In second place in children are tumors of the central nervous system. These two groups of diseases account for 60% or more of all neoplastic diseases in children.

In addition, in children, rare tumors occur in various organs and tissues, and they are usually associated with a disturbed embryonic anlage at the time of the child's development. But this happens much less often, so when they talk about childhood cancer, all over the world, first of all, they mean acute leukemia.

According to Rosstat, last year the death rate from cancer in Russia increased by 4%, that is, the total number of cancer patients in the country is increasing. Is there a similar situation in pediatric oncology?

— Statistics is a subjective thing, I do not fully trust these figures. This is a very delicate question. Due to the fact that 25-30 years ago a slow but bright revolution in the field of cancer treatment began, cancer is slowly becoming a fatal disease. chronic disease which is to be treated. There was an accumulation of cancer patients. If earlier it was like this: fell ill - died, fell ill - died, but now people live for years. And due to the accumulation of people who do not die from cancer, it seems that the number of people who have this disease is increasing. This is the first reason. And the second - the detection of tumors has become higher. I will give you an example.

Why do people over 60 die? If you look at the statistics, you will see that people are dying from cardiovascular disease. This may be the immediate cause of death, but if they were opened and looked to see if there really are tumors, or, perhaps, with the help of special methods, they made such an assessment, then we would see that the main part there is tumor diseases. They may not have clinical manifestations, but the beginnings of these oncological diseases are.

Well, the third reason is that life expectancy has increased. This is a serious question. We now in our country have about plus ten years in relation to our parents. I remember my dad, who passed away much younger than I am now. I can say that in terms of my physical abilities, condition, and so on, this is a completely different life. Today, 70-year-old people are in working condition. The Russian government is now even considering giving these people the opportunity to work without keeping a pension for those who work, which is a sign that people are living. The increase in life expectancy also coincides with the increase relative to cancer.

But I want to focus on something else. The main thing is that today cancer is a curable disease. This is a very important issue, and the goal of the medical community is to meet the highest level, the highest standard that exists today.

In this case, how to achieve and maintain a high level of medical care? What, for example, is being done in pediatric oncology for this?

We have been doing this work in children's practice for many years. We have a range of tools for this. The first such tool is very important - it is the unification of doctors into a professional community that could use uniform standardized treatment protocols on the territory of the Russian Federation, which is very important for a child in our large country from Vladivostok to Kaliningrad to receive the same treatment methods, moreover, that they were controlled.

To do this, over the course of 25 years, slowly, step by step, such cooperative groups of multicenter studies have been created that are doing just that. And I must say that in this situation we have achieved amazing results: living in a country that belongs to the group of developing countries, we have achieved the results of developed countries in the field of pediatric oncology. This was recorded by the World Health Organization at a special meeting of the WHO, where Russia presented its results so that we could broadcast them to those countries where the results are even lower, for example, to Asian countries.

In India, for example, there are 280 million schoolchildren (this is more than the population in our country and, perhaps, in the surrounding countries), and the survival rate for children from cancer is approximately 10%. And here in the Russian Federation, depending on the various forms of cancer, it is almost 80% - from 70 to 80%.

But there are tumors in which there is a higher survival rate with the correct formulation of the issue of diagnosis, with interdisciplinary interactions, the participation of doctors of different specialties, the management of these patients, access to drug therapy is optimal, and so on. There are so many state conditions that we, Russian Federation I think we have achieved here.

Every month, a team of specialists travels to various capitals of the constituent entities of the Federation to carry out relevant work there, namely, to consult patients, conduct training lectures for doctors, including doctors of various specialties, meet, if necessary, with undergraduates and university professors, if there are universities there, hold meetings in oncology dispensaries for adults.

In addition, we have organized in Moscow at the Dima Rogachev Center the so-called school of postgraduate education in our region, and therefore we are preparing personnel for our purposes. We are with great hope we look to the future, because our goal is to use all the innovations that appear in the world to treat our Russian children and not only Russian ones, because Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia have joined our community in the field of treatment.

And do you send those young specialists that you train to the regions? Why I ask: I often hear that there are not enough qualified specialists in the regions. All the same, everyone from the regions wants to go to Moscow for treatment.

“I mean, it's not exactly like that. We really concentrate very serious patients in Moscow. For example, we have been performing bone marrow transplantation for 25 years, and our specialists, of course, have colossal experience. And the volume of work that we carry out is also quite large. But today we are not originals in this field. The institute in St. Petersburg has a very high activity - this is the Institute of Hematology and Transplantology named after. R.M. Gorbacheva. Other regions are also picking up.

In general, a lot depends on staffing. If the cadres are interested, they can learn, they can reproduce any technology that is available. Therefore, every year we accept for training, for training young people who have graduated from universities - not only Moscow, but also peripheral ones, because these guys are trained with us and then leave to work in the regions.

I would like to ask another question. Anyway, when people have the opportunity, they try one way or another to go to America, Germany, Israel for treatment. Is it some kind of fashion or is it really better?

- I'll answer you like this. How much do you think the healthcare budget in the United States is compared to Russia? So, the national budget spent on health care in America is larger than the national gross budget of Russia. Do you understand everything? No questions? No. We will not discuss this issue, because medicine in America is very expensive, many orders of magnitude higher than ours, and health care costs are directly reflected in the salaries of employees who work. The work there is very hard, but the salaries of the entire medical class, the entire medical class are also very high - salaries are higher than the average wage in America. You probably have a good idea. We do not have this, so there was a certain outflow of people who were able to work from this industry. This is the first.

There is such an internal opinion that Israel is better. Israel uses American technology, but Israel is our own people. Our. With all the ensuing consequences.

Therefore, how do I like our close person, who, unfortunately, passed away, the chief pediatrician of America, always said: "Sasha, there is nothing in Israel. Israel is a small country." In Israel, the population is smaller than in the Krasnodar Territory.

I want to tell you that the average level of work of people in Russia is no worse than abroad. But there is piece goods, there are some people who are able to shoe a flea. They are both in Russia and abroad.

Well, for example, we had such a case: a teenage girl developed a tumor of the calcaneus, and this is a very complex structure. We turned to our experts. Our specialists could not perform an organ-preserving operation, they suggested amputation to remove this tumor. We searched for and found such a specialist in Germany, who specializes in this. He came to us here and successfully operated on this teenage girl with our doctors. But this is a piece of work. That is, I want to say that one should not think that the average doctor in Russia, in the average version, is worse than the doctor abroad.

They also go abroad because people get on the Internet and start looking for doctors. Look at the information field on the Internet public institutions and scientific centers where the most prominent people. You will see that they have very modest sites, because they have such a flow of patients that they are forced to refuse. But private companies have a huge number of invitations, including from Western companies that are registered abroad, while we have their own centers.

- What recent trends would you highlight in the fight against cancer?

- Specialists are forced to constantly read, to be in the thick of things. Every year 12-14 medicines come into practice, they all need to be understood how they work. Oncology is rapidly moving towards personalized treatment. That is, each person and his cancer is individual, and the key to this cancer can be found, molecular genetic defects can be found, and there are drugs that need to be treated for them. Therefore, constant training is required, therefore people who work in our specialty are knowledge hunters. They have to do it in order to achieve results.

More and more new medicines, more and more new technology, doctors seem to be getting better, they have more and more knowledge. What is your forecast as an experienced person: what will happen to cancer in the next 10-20 years? Will it be possible to defeat this disease?

— I think that 100% will succeed. First, after 2000, the last 15-16 years have been very fruitful in the field of science. Managed to install genetic code person. Today, a complete assessment of a patient's genetic status can be made. Each person has his own cancer, even with the same name - stomach cancer, leukemia - it is a large palette different types, with different genetic disorders, for which it is impossible to find a uniform treatment.

I'll give you an example. We have such a disease indicative - chronic myeloid leukemia, in which patients live from three to five years. This tumor at the initial stage is supposedly benign in nature and amenable to some kind of treatment, but after some time the patient experiences a so-called blast crisis - a transition from a relatively benign process to a malignant one. All patients died until we found the molecular defect in this disease. Drugs have been picked up for this molecular defect, this medicine is now taken in tablet form by patients. The problem has completely disappeared. There is no need to treat the chronic phase of diseases, no need to use drugs, no need to use chemotherapy drugs, drugs, radiation, operations, hospitals. On an outpatient basis, a person receives treatment and achieves what is called molecular remission, that is, a complete recovery, and can live for a very long time. All forms of cancer are now on this path.

That was a long time ago. When not only magnetic resonance therapy was not in sight, there were no computers, mobile phones. And let's not talk about the Internet at all.

But cancerous tumors, like 290 million years ago, like today, affected many people. And although in terms of the number of victims, tumors were inferior to diseases of the heart and blood vessels, the fear of cancer is incomparable. And it just so happened - in all countries, including Russia - about a heart attack or stroke, the patient, his relatives were certainly informed, but the cancer diagnosis was accompanied by an unwritten taboo. Why? Is a cancer diagnosis the same as a sentence? Therefore, doctors often do not report the diagnosis to the patient himself, and the decision to speak or not to speak about the diagnosis is left at the mercy of relatives.

I will return, however, to the times when there was no Internet and mobile phones. My father, on the eve of his 69th birthday, this is 1972, began to suffer from pain in his stomach. We went around specialists, clinics, they conducted research on him, took endless x-rays. In vain. But another x-ray in the Moscow First City Hospital showed: extensive cancer of the stomach and part of the esophagus. Operation. They removed the entire stomach, part of the esophagus. And then an amazing phenomenon manifested itself, which is present, perhaps, only among oncological patients. So he knows that he is in the oncology clinic, he knows that he had an operation for cancer. Often also chemotherapy and radiation treatment. But in spite of everything, the patient somewhere in the subconscious does not believe in the diagnosis. My father, who managed to simply escape from the intensive care unit in which he was placed after the operation, justified his act: "Everyone there has cancer. But I have polyps. Why should I lie with them?"

I am not my father! - handed an extract from the medical history, which indicated what kind of cancer, and what kind of operation was performed, and recommendations. And through the entire certificate with a bold red felt-tip pen, the resolution: "Do not give it to your hands!" I hid this verdict in my closet so that my father would not see, so that he would not know. And here is another paradox. In our family, it is not customary to look into other people's closets. But the father not only looked in, but also found this very certificate among the linen. It would seem that everything became clear. He shouted, "I have cancer. I know." But somewhere, again, in the subconscious did not believe in it. Went to work. Stubbornly ignored the elevator, and climbed to the 6th floor on foot. He fried his own potatoes in lard. After such a meal, pain began to torment. Then he sat down on oatmeal and pureed soups. When once again they made a remark to him, they say, it is impossible to eat fried food after such an operation, he was indignant: "I love it." "But you have to limit yourself - because you want to live." Answered: "So? No!"

Father lived 83 years. He stopped working at 80. He did not forget to visit a hairdressing salon, where he cut his hair and did a pedicure with "his masters." He did not deny himself a glass of vodka or cognac, continued to smoke. Sometimes he could confidentially inform the interlocutor: "You know, I have cancer. You see how I lost weight, all the costumes are great." He stubbornly did not want to put on a new suit - there was a certain coquetry: to demonstrate that he "has lost so much weight because of cancer."

Time has changed. The indicators and the number of cancer patients are different now, and the possibilities of diagnosis, other results of treatment. But, as before, there is no recipe anywhere in the world for how to act when a tumor is detected. Yes, there is a tendency to inform the patient about the diagnosis. Moscow's chief oncologist Anatoly Makhson believes that a cancer diagnosis should not cause fear, that it should be perceived like any other. But, as with any disease, ethical issues do not go into the background. And speaking of cancer...

What kind of person is sick? Which person is his close relative or friend? Will he panic? Optimist? How will he react to a cancer diagnosis? Is it appropriate to lie to the rescue? But this lie can, as it were, disarm the patient and his relatives. How to be? There is no universal recipe.

Recently the world was shocked by the story Hollywood star Angelina Jolie. For preventive purposes, knowing about the possibility of developing cancer, she decided to remove both mammary glands and intends to remove her ovaries in the near future. In the West, public figures often advertise their cancer diagnosis in order to dispel the fear of this disease. Deputy Director of the Russian Cancer Center named after Blokhin, Academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Mammad Aliyev says: "Cancer is, of course, not a sore throat, but it is not a final verdict either." Cancer diagnosis should not dominate a person. Life must go on.

Preparing these notes, I called a wonderful actress, a woman who was successful in all respects. A month ago, we saw each other at an event. She, as always, was elegant, in the center of attention. About 15 years ago, she had a gland removed due to breast cancer. They did plastic surgery. But the actress categorically refused to speak in the newspaper on this topic. She told me a very important, in my opinion, phrase: "I have no diagnosis!" And this is also a position. position to be reckoned with.

The chief oncologist of Moscow believes that a cancer diagnosis should not cause fear, it should be perceived like any other

Not everyone I approached with a proposal to talk about how they live with a cancer diagnosis agreed to talk about this delicate topic. They said: "Yes, so much has already been said about this on the Internet."

Looking at Alexander Buinov, it is hard to believe that he underwent a serious operation to remove a prostate tumor. He usually laughs off questions from journalists. Everyone should have such a charge of optimism!

Some, who asked not to be named, uttered something like this: "I have no right to capitulate to terrible disease!" The insidiousness of cancer is that it can return. Torment again. And therefore it is so important not to capitulate.

Daria Dontsova has recently been perceived not only as a famous writer, but also as a person who defeated cancer. Having told in detail about her illness, about how she overcame it, she became a symbol of the will to live, faith in salvation. Dontsova reiterates that cancer is not a sentence, and demonstrates the truth of these words by personal example. Literally inspires everyone: you just need to be treated and do it on time. In one of the interviews, she said6 “I’m talking about my recovery not for the sake of PR, but so that people believe that you can be cured. And behave reasonably. Is it really so difficult for a woman to go and be examined by a mammologist once every six months? Stage 4 cancer. I want others not to repeat my mistake."

Writer Lyudmila Ulitskaya, at the presentation of her book Sacred Garbage, which includes an essay on her battle with cancer, said that cancer is a disease that she was ready for, that it's like the New Year: you know that it will come, and you meet him. “This problem did not suddenly fall on me. I come from a “cancer” family: almost everyone, with very few exceptions, died of cancer. I was internally prepared for the moment when they would tell me this. Everyone is in a situation when he understands: life can end tomorrow and that you need to live this piece of life with dignity.

Oncological diseases, salvation from them is a problem of problems. Worldwide. And in Russia it is even more acute because the amazing Russian mentality interferes with the situation with its age-old "maybe it will blow over." I can’t remember how many times it has been said, written that after 40 years, an annual visit to a urologist is mandatory. This is constantly repeated by the chief urologist of the Russian Federation Dmitry Pushkar. I am convinced that most of those over 40 will not remember when they were at the urologist. Especially men.

But to be completely honest, part of the blame is still for the health service. From a visit to the doctor, people are stopped by the impossibility to get qualified advice, effective help without any problems. And the farther from Moscow, the more such problems.

Each patient has his own situation, which cannot be ignored. And another problem: there is no trust in the doctor. They turn to him when they really feel like it. Yes, and the qualifications of specialists are sometimes such that cancer is missed. Because there are so many advanced stages of the disease. How many bitter confessions of cancer patients that they regularly visited doctors, and the tumor was found only at the 4th stage. How to explain this? However, it is not necessary to explain - measures must be taken.

Why did you decide to start a conversation about whether or not to inform the patient, his relatives about an oncological diagnosis? Why is it so important that public people began to talk about him openly more often? Yes, all for one reason: please take care of yourself! Of course, health is a special, very intimate sphere of life. Not everyone is able to "make public" failures in it. And if it concerns diseases of the prostate gland in men or cancer of the uterus or ovaries in women, even more so. Urologists, gynecologists are constantly faced with the fact that even the people closest to their patients do not know about the suffering of a husband, wife, mother, father. It is not uncommon to ask the physician not to disclose the true diagnosis to family members. How to act as a doctor? Tricky question? Does a doctor have to be a psychologist? Necessarily. But it is even more important that the entire system of medical care work for the patient, for the protection of his health. Unfortunately, we cannot boast of this.

An illustrative example. At a friend's double citizenship- Russian and Canadian. In Canada, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Quickly, in an outpatient clinic, they examined and appointed the day and hour of the operation. The patient arrived early that morning at the clinic. And at one o'clock she was operated on. She still doesn't know who it is. Removed the breast. Discharged the next day. For some time we watched at home: a nurse came, the attending physician called. No complications. It was 8 years ago. She buried her husband 3 years before the operation. She got married shortly after the operation. Happy in a new marriage. Goes to the pool, travels. But at a certain time, she must be checked at the clinic where she was operated on. You can't miss. The help system does not tolerate violations.

As a medical observer, I am often asked: which clinic should I go to, which doctor should I contact? All for the same reason: there is no trust in the health service. The situation when the patient does not even know who performed the operation is simply nonsense for us. And if we are talking about oncology - even more so.

And one more thing, which is also not customary to speak out loud. Sometimes the treatment of a cancer patient ruins both him and his loved ones. After all, it costs from 30 thousand to tens of millions of rubles. Depends on the stage of the disease. The patient who has early stage tumors, as a rule, it is enough to operate, and he recovered. In such situations, 40-50, well, 70 thousand rubles is enough. Another thing is when advanced stage. When, in addition to surgery, it is necessary to apply radiation exposure, chemotherapy. The spending here is endless.

Most patients can get qualified help. But then it starts: basically, expensive drugs do not cure, but prolong life. It cannot be said that if the patient does not receive this drug, he will die. And if he gets it, he'll get better. There are pathologies that can be cured. For example, chorionepithelioma of the uterus. From this malignant tumor before 95% of women died. Now drugs cure 98%. Moreover, after such treatment, they can give birth. But this is a very rare disease. And if we take mass diseases, then basically everything depends on the stage, here we are talking about prolonging life. And this extension, especially when it concerns children, is very expensive.

Our health care, and not only ours, is not able to bear such a burden of expenses. That is why it is so important that public people not only speak out loud about their oncological diseases, but become actors, creators of various charitable foundations that help oncological institutions, specific patients. Cancer service cannot do without charity. Unfortunately, it is impossible to treat at the modern level without the help of philanthropists, only with state money.

Someday you don't have to be afraid to die. It's scary to die right now. Previously, it was believed that cancer was incurable, that it did not need to be treated at all. Today, says the director of the Cancer Center. Blokhin Mikhail Davydov, 60% are cured. And 40%?

New cancer drugs are being reported all the time. Of the million proposed, it's good if one enters clinical practice - cancer cells are so insidious. Anyone who creates a cure for cancer should have a golden monument. But will we live to see the moment when there is an anti-cancer vaccine?

Only numbers

In the world every year, 10 million patients are diagnosed with cancer, i.e. 27,000 people per day.

In our country, 2.5 million people are registered with cancer

Over the past 10 years, the increase in cancer cases has been 15%.

And the singer Alexander Medvedev (Shura), journalist Masha Gessen, TV presenter Yuri Nikolaev, ex-soloist of the Na-na group Vladimir Levkin, actor Emmanuil Vitorgan, soloist of the Golden Ring ensemble Nadezhda Kadysheva, rocker Svetlana Surganova, singer were also cured of cancer. Aida Vedischeva, star of the film "Seven Brides of Corporal Zbruev" actor Semyon Morozov, figure skater coach Elena Chaikovskaya, tennis player Alisa Kleybanova and thousands of other lesser-known people. So once again: cancer is curable!

The most common cancers are of the lungs and stomach.

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with more than 1 million cases annually. In the Russian Federation, the number of diagnosed cases of cancer is steadily growing. The most common tumor localizations are: trachea, bronchi, lungs (13.3%), skin (12.5%, including melanoma), stomach (10.2%), mammary gland (10.1%). The risk of developing cancer before the age of 75 in Russia for women is 19.8%, for men - 27.5%. If we take the same risk up to 60 years, then it is noticeably lower - 8.2% for both sexes.

Meanwhile

Every year on February 4, World Cancer Day is celebrated. The purpose of this international day- raising awareness of cancer as one of the most feared diseases modern civilization, drawing attention to the prevention, detection and treatment of this disease. After all, it is known that the occurrence of 43% cancer could be prevented with the help of such norms of healthy behavior as: fencing access to smoking, combating this phenomenon; physical activity, balanced, healthy food; vaccination against viruses that cause liver and cervical cancer; avoiding prolonged exposure to the sun and tanning beds.