8th Baltic Congress of Radiology

08.10.2022  Tallinn, Estonia

Presentation

Black Box

Synopsis: Since 24 February 2022, one-third of Ukrainians have been forced from their homes. This is the largest human displacement crisis in the world today.
A crisis increase the challenges that patients with cancer and caregivers face. Figure out how to get treatment, staying on medications, or locating medical records can become difficult or nearly impossible.
According to the experience of countries that previously participated in military conflicts, it can be concluded that the final measures to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in Ukraine can be state programs for prevention, screening and early diagnosis of cancer. First of all, you should pay attention to the process that may be registered potentially - cancer of the lung, stomach, breast, bladder, cervix, testicle, disease, pancreas.
Conclusions: After the end of active hostilities, it is necessary to conduct prospective studies on the impact of military conflicts on the risk of developing cancer with the purpose of planning long-term state measures in the field of cancer care for the population that survived the war.

This agenda item is presented in the following session: S7-1 International perspectives

Plenary session

08.10.2022 13:30 - 15:00