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N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology

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Organization type: Laboratory

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The Federal State Budgetary Institution "N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology" of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation is one of Russia's largest federal scientific and medical centers, providing specialized, including high-tech, medical care at world standards. The center's research activities are aimed at developing methods for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of oncological diseases.

The Institute of Oncology was established in Leningrad on March 15, 1927. In 2017, the institution received the status of a National Medical Research Center of Oncology and is currently considered one of the oldest medical institutions in the Northwest. The center proudly bears the name of its founder, the pioneer of Russian oncology, Nikolai Nikolaevich Petrov. Over the years, a unique Russian scientific school has developed here, producing world-renowned scientists such as S.A. Kholdin, L.M. Shabad, A.I. Rakov, A.I. Serebrov, N.P. Napalkov, M.L. Gershanovich, V.N. Anisimov, V.F. Semiglazov, and others.

The institution's structure includes 17 research units, 20 clinical departments, 16 auxiliary clinical departments, and 3 outpatient diagnostic departments.

The center's staff includes over 1,100 employees, including leading oncology specialists: corresponding members of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctors and Candidates of Medical Sciences, and physicians of the highest professional category.

N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology is a multidisciplinary clinical, scientific, and educational institution in the field of oncology. The center's main areas of work include:

The main focus of the scientific and practical work at the National Medical Research Center of Oncology is the study of the etiology and pathogenesis of carcinogenesis mechanisms, as well as the development of methods for prevention, diagnosis, surgical, radiation, drug, combined, and complex treatment of malignant tumors in adults and children.

The Center's clinical units provide comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment for patients with oncological diseases and benign neoplasms, as well as dynamic monitoring of patients in the "oncological risk" group. Approximately 100,000 patients from various regions of Russia and CIS countries receive inpatient and consultative-diagnostic care annually.

The Center conducts educational activities through postgraduate and residency programs, as well as additional professional education. More than 400 doctors from Russia and other countries study here annually. The N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology serves as a clinical and scientific base for oncology departments of Saint Petersburg's higher education institutions.

  • Scientific and Publishing Activities
The N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology is the founder and publisher of the oldest All-Russian scientific and practical journal "Voprosy Onkologii" (Problems in Oncology), which is included in the Russian Higher Attestation Commission (VAK) list. Center staff participate in the publication of journals such as "Advances in Gerontology," "Bulletin of the Gerontological Society of the RAS," and "Practical Oncology."

  • Public Activities
The Center is the founder of the Association of Oncologists of the Northwest and actively participates in the work of the St. Petersburg Society of Oncologists. The N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology regularly holds scientific and practical conferences, forums, and master classes. The largest event is the international St. Petersburg Oncology Forum "White Nights."
  • Public Awareness Activities
  • The N.N. Petrov National Medical Research Center of Oncology actively informs patients, their relatives, and health-conscious individuals about modern methods of prevention, screening, diagnostics, and treatment of oncological diseases, as well as achievements in oncological science. The institution's specialists regularly appear on television and radio programs and give interviews for print and online publications, explaining complex medical information in simple, accessible language.

The Center also develops its own information projects, including the blog "On Oncology Professionally" and social media groups on VKontakteproject, Odnoklassniki.
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