To clinicOncological Center «Sofia» is a part of the multidisciplinary clinic «Medicine». It was created by the Rabin Medical Center, Israel and the Sloan Memorial Cancer Center, USA.
The center consists of the following departments:
- Chemotherapy;
- Radiotherapy;
- Oncodentistry;
- Oncodermatology;
- Oncohematology.
The clinic’s oncologists use American and European protocols for the treatment of oncological diseases. Doctors gather a council to discuss the optimal treatment plan for each patient. Foreign experts may be involved in the consultation.
Doctors use the following methods for diagnosing oncology:
- Vacuum aspiration biopsy;
- Lymphography;
- PET-CT;
- CT and MRI;
- Static radioscintigraphy;
- Scintigraphy;
- Research on tumor markers;
- Cancer screening.
Doctors use the following cancer treatments:
- Surgical operations;
- Radiation therapy;
- Chemotherapy;
- Brachytherapy.
Center advantages:
- Improvement of the prognosis after the diagnosis: according to the statistics of the center, completely cured patients after early diagnosis increased by 25-30%, while the number of relapses and complications decreased 5-8 times;
- International standards of therapy: doctors of the oncology center have been trained and trained in clinics in Israel, America and Europe;
- The complex of effective treatment includes rehabilitation and social adaptation of patients. In the clinic, visitors have the opportunity to sign up for a psychological support course.
The oncological surgeons of the clinic use minimally invasive surgery — laparoscopy and endoscopy. The advantage of these methods:
- High accuracy;
- Minimal trauma to surrounding tissues;
- The ability to reach deeply located organs;
- Reducing possible blood loss;
- Absence of pain syndrome;
- Short recovery period;
- The ability to quickly transfer the patient to outpatient treatment.
Most often, patients turn to the center for the treatment of the following diseases:
- Tumors of the genitourinary system;
- Melanoma;
- Sarcoma;
- Tumors of the head and neck;
- Children’s oncological pathologies;
- Adenocarcinoma;
- Squamous cell carcinoma.
