Enhanced Cancer Treatment Options in Odesa

Healthcare facilities in Odesa are actively enhancing treatment options for patients suffering from cancer.

City hospitals have signed agreements with the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) to provide free chemotherapy and patient support as part of the state medical guarantee program.

At Clinical Hospital No. 10, chemotherapy is administered through its oncology service. Every day, 20-25 patients receive treatment in the outpatient therapy room.

Free chemotherapy is available to both residents of Odesa and patients from other regions of Ukraine upon electronic referrals from doctors for those with clinically and morphologically confirmed diagnoses of malignant tumors.

The oncology service at Clinical Hospital No. 10 includes not only outpatient chemotherapy but also consultations with oncologists and services in general and minimally invasive surgery, endoscopy, and oncology.

This service combines surgical, chemotherapy, and diagnostic capabilities, allowing for comprehensive modern care for patients at all stages of diagnosis and therapy.

Clinical Hospital No. 1 also provides free chemotherapy in a palliative care day unit, treating approximately 120 patients since the beginning of the year.

Starting in 2025, oncology services will further develop at Clinical Hospital No. 11, focusing primarily on treating patients with head and neck tumors.

The Department of Health is also actively implementing comprehensive programs for the prevention and early detection of cancer. In the first half of this year, around 10,000 residents of Odesa underwent cancer screening.