Medical facilities in Odesa are expanding treatment options for patients with cancer.

The city’s hospitals have entered agreements with the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU), enabling them to provide chemotherapy and patient support for cancer-related illnesses at no cost under the state medical guarantees program.

In city clinical hospital No. 10, chemotherapy is provided in a dedicated oncology department. Every day, 20-25 patients receive treatment there.

Chemotherapy is available to both Odesa residents and individuals from other regions of Ukraine, free of charge, upon electronic referral from a physician for patients with clinically and morphologically confirmed malignant tumors.

In addition to the chemotherapy unit, the oncology service at clinical hospital No. 10 includes offices for oncologists and oncological screening, as well as departments for general and minimally invasive surgery, interventional endoscopy, and oncology.

The oncology service integrates surgical, chemotherapy, and diagnostic treatment capabilities, allowing comprehensive support for patients at all stages of diagnosis and therapy.

In clinical hospital No. 1, chemotherapy is also offered free of charge under an agreement with the NHSU in a palliative care day hospital setting. Since the beginning of the year, around 120 patients have received treatment there.

From 2025, the oncology service under the state medical guarantees program will continue to develop in clinical hospital No. 11, focusing mainly 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, about 10,000 residents of Odesa participated in cancer screening.