“The medicines that are needed to treat our patients began to disappear. This also applies to chemotherapy drugs - they either disappear altogether, or they are replaced by completely unverified generics in clinical trials. We often don’t know how we treat patients, ”Maschan said.
According to him, “one of the ways to close the gaps is to purchase drugs by the state.”
Maschan said that he supported the order of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on the allocation of funds for painkillers and anticonvulsants for children. At the same time, the doctor noted the need for legislative changes.
Earlier, Boris Kholodov, coordinator of the pediatric neuro-oncological service of the Center for Neurosurgery named after Academician Burdenko, spoke about the most common myths about brain cancer in an interview with Gazeta.Ru.
In early September, the chief freelance oncologist of the Ministry of Health of Russia Andrei Kaprin spoke about the main factors that provoke the development of cancer. According to him, the World Health Organization has proven the significant impact of lifestyle on the occurrence of cancer. Among the main causes of oncology, the specialist named smoking, human papillomavirus and excessive alcohol consumption.