Oncology is a branch of medicine dedicated to the screening, monitoring and treatment of cancer patients.
Each year in Ukraine, approximately 160,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed in adults and over 1,000 cases in children.
Oncology can affect anyone at any age. There are some generally recognized risk factors for neoplasm. These include:
- Smoking,
- Age over 60 years old,
- Genetic factors
- Chronic exposure to radiation (UV, X-rays, etc.),
- Some viruses (human papillomavirus — cervical cancer, Epstein-Barr virus — stomach cancer, hepatitis virus — liver cancer, etc.).
Clinic MEDIKOM is one of the best medical centers in Kiev and Ukraine, where highly qualified specialists conduct various studies using modern foreign equipment and diagnose cancer on time.