An open lecture "Cancer is afraid of the brave" was held in Lipetsk

On February 4, 2022, on World Cancer Day, LRO VOD "Medical Volunteers", GUZ "Lipetsk Regional Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases" together with GUZ "Lipetsk Regional Oncological Dispensary" organized and held an open lecture "Cancer is afraid of the brave" in an online format for medical volunteers studying at colleges of the Lipetsk region.

The event was moderated by the epidemiologist of the Lipetsk Regional Center for the Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, coordinator of the LRO VOD "Medical Volunteers" A.A. Zvyagin.

Oncologist GUZ "Lipetsk Regional Oncological Dispensary"

Bystritsky M.V. told the audience about melanoma, skin cancer, focused on the fact that the effectiveness of treatment depends on the prevention of the disease and on the detection of the disease in the early stages.

Doctors outlined the role of volunteering and promoting a healthy lifestyle in the prevention of cancer.  

The event was timed to the 110th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Russian oncologist N. N. Blokhin.