During a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Severodvinsk on July 24, Arkhangelsk Region Governor Alexander Tsybulsky provided an explanation for the high statistics regarding oncological diseases in the region. According to him, these figures are primarily linked to a significant increase in cancer detection, and remarkably, patient survival rates have also seen an improvement.
President Putin, for his part, emphasized the critical need for regional authorities to focus closely on the oncology situation.
Tsybulsky assured the head of state that combating cancer remains a top priority. He clarified that the reported increase in statistical data over the past five years is directly attributable to the higher number of cases being identified.
The Governor explained this positive trend by highlighting the establishment of new outpatient oncology centers across the region. Previously, the only such center was located in Arkhangelsk, which often compelled residents from remote areas to seek medical attention only at advanced stages when effective treatment became considerably more challenging. Thanks to these newly opened centers, detection is now occurring at much earlier stages, a factor that significantly contributes to the observed rise in patient survival rates.
