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AT THE NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH RADIOLOGICAL CENTRE, PATIENTS WITH METASTASES FROM TUMOURS OF UNKNOWN PRIMARY ORIGIN ARE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED

One of the Centre's branches — the N. Lopatkin Scientific Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology — has become a site for developing and implementing approaches to treating patients in the most complex clinical situations, including those who had previously been denied anti-tumor therapy. Nadezhda Borisovna is one of them.«I am largely to blame myself for paying too...

9 November 2026 years

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CANCER, HUNDREDS OF POLYPS AND A YOUNG AGE: THE NMRRC PERFORMS RADICAL TREATMENT IN A 29-YEAR-OLD PATIENT

Surgeons at the P. Hertsen Moscow Oncology Research Institute - a branch of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, performed complex surgical treatment on a young man diagnosed with rectal cancer against the background of an aggressive condition — familial adenomatous polyposis. Moreover, thanks to a high-tech procedure, the...

6 November 2026 years

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NOCTURNAL SEIZURES TURNED OUT TO BE A SYMPTOM OF A SERIOUS DISEASE

Recurrent sudden nocturnal seizures affecting the right side of his body were the first symptom 26-year-old Andrey experienced. Even during the initial examination, it became clear that these were not isolated incidents: an MRI revealed a large tumor in the left frontal lobe of the brain. Andrey sought help from the neurosurgeons at the A. Tsyb MRRC — a branch of the National Medical research...

20 March 2026 years

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WHEN SYMPTOMS DECEIVE: BLADDER CANCER DISGUISED AS AN ADENOMA

Sometimes a disease does not develop as described in textbooks, and in such cases only the experience of a major federal center can identify it. This was the case with a 69-year-old patient who presented with symptoms typical of benign prostatic hyperplasia. In his place of residence, he underwent a standard procedure expected to confirm a benign condition. However, histology revealed otherwise...

20 February 2026 years

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HIGH-DOSE CHEMOTHERAPY, CAR-T, AND BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION — ALL FOR THE SAKE OF SAVING A PATIENT WITH AGGRESSIVE LEUKEMIA

In 2020, the life of 42-year-old Irina changed dramatically. Weakness and high fever—at first, the symptoms seemed trivial, but they hid a serious threat. After a series of examinations, the doctors delivered the diagnosis: acute lymphoblastic leukemia.Treatment began with long courses of chemotherapy, which lasted 40 months. And finally— the long-awaited remission. But, alas, the joy was...

13 February 2026 years

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HODGKIN’S LYMPHOMA: HOW MODERN TREATMENT REGIMENS ARE CHANGING THE PROGNOSIS

Hodgkin's lymphoma is a malignant disease of the lymphatic system, in which the pathological process develops from B-lymphocytes and is characterized by the appearance of specific tumor cells. The disease is most often diagnosed in young people. Over the past decades, approaches to the treatment of this disease have changed significantly.The story of a 30-year-old resident of the LPR who...

12 February 2026 years

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THE STORY OF A LITTLE PATIENT: HOW THE NMRRC TEAM RESTORED HOPE

The New Year holidays have flown by. Today, all departments of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre are back to normal operations, with the same responsibility, attention and care for each patient. We are returning to our usual rhythm and will share with you, our readers, day by day, the most important, touching and remarkable stories from the life of the Centre - about people,...

12 January 2026 years

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FROM A HARMLESS LUMP ON THE NECK TO HOPE FOR RECOVERY: HOW DOCTORS AT THE NMRRC HELPED SAVE THE LIFE OF A PATIENT FROM DONBASS

A year ago, Anatoly Valentinovich, a patient of the National Medical Research Oncological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, began to feel a small lump on his neck. A little later, the area became numb, and he went to an ENT doctor at his place of residence. He underwent a biopsy of the neoplasm at the Mariupol Intensive Care Hospital. Morphologic study allowed to...

29 January 2025 years

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AND THE FIGHT CONTINUES! HOW MARITAL LOVE AND MEDICAL EXPERTISE WORK WONDERS

They always hold hands, like newlyweds, even though they’ve been together for over 25 years. “For all these three years of my illness, Georgiy has been by my side, like a caretaker. He’s taken on everything at home, dealt with all the doctors and paperwork,” says Nadezhda, looking warmly at her husband. “If it weren’t for him, I don’t know how I’d manage…”Nadezhda was diagnosed with breast...

12 December 2024 years

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“IT WAS HARD TO BELIEVE THIS DIAGNOSIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE NO ONE IN MY FAMILY HAD FACED IT BEFORE”

Roman, a resident of Tula, had always been a healthy and active individual, but his life took an unexpected turn after the age of 52. He began experiencing frequent blood pressure spikes, which eventually led to a diagnosis of kidney failure. Later, doctors determined that the failure was caused by a malignant tumor. This marked the beginning of a challenging journey to regain his health....

14 November 2024 years