Voprosy onkologii
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Biography Historical Article
[Prof. N.E. Kushlinsky (on the occasion of his 60th birthday)].
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Biography Historical Article
[Michael Lazarevich Gershanovich--one of the founders of cancer chemotherapy in Russia].
Michael Lazarevich Gershanovich was born 90 years ago. He has made a significant contribution to foundation and development of chemotherapy for malignant tumors. ⋯ Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg.
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The literature and our own experience were analyzed in multimodal approach to the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Survival and quality of life of patients with MPM who underwent multimodal treatment, according to modern standards, are often limited by the occurrence of local recurrences. ⋯ These approaches have been investigated separately in several studies, but their efficacy and tolerability is still not clear. The authors wanted to find the best indications for the use of these methods and to assess the immediate and long-term results.
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An analysis of economic and logistical problems of radiation oncology is presented based on domestic and foreign literature. Despite the high efficacy of radiotherapy this branch of oncology is not financed enough in most countries. ⋯ Even in developed countries growing waiting times for radiotherapy, not using the most modern and efficient radiotherapy technologies (image guiding, etc.) has become a daily reality. Based on these data, we assessed the prospects and possibilities of upgrading the technical base of radiation oncology in Russia including the development of hadron therapy.
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Biography Historical Article
[Immunological studies at the N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology (100th anniversary of birth of Prof. T.A. Korosteleva)].
Historical essay devoted to the life and work of Professor Tamara Alexandrovna Korosteleva (1913-1991), the former Head of the Laboratory of Oncoimmunology at the N. N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, St. Petersburg.