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On December, 21st Kiev Health Centre took place the free reception of Israeli oncologist Zoe Shklyar. Social campaign «Be attentive to yourself it will save your life» started on Ukrainian day of struggle against breast cancer. Then, on October, 20th, the head of the unit of clinical oncology of LISSOD Zvi Bernstein was the first to receive patients free within the limits of this campaign. As we promised, two months later, on December, 21st, women of Kiev had a possibility to receive free consultation of an experienced doctor of the hospital...

In Kiev on December, 10th in hotel "Vozdvizhensky" conference hall scientifically-practical conference of « The improvement ways of a breast cancer therapy » took place. The organizers were the hospital "LISSOD" and the pharmaceutical company «ROSH Ukraine». Doctors-oncologists took part in this function from different cities of Ukraine: Dnepropetrovsk, Kharkov, Poltava, Lvov, Simferopol, Odessa, Lugansk, Sumy, Kherson. The head physician of LISSOD Alla Vinnitskaja greeted the present experts at the conference...

In the Health Center will take place on December, 21th the second charitable reception of Israeli oncologist of LISSOD of Doctor Zoe Shklyar where you can receive consultation absolutely free of charge.

The Ukrainian women’s festival "Anima" took place in Kiev Cinema House on October, 30-31st. It was populous for two days, since the morning and till the late evening, in a popular building in Saksagansky, 6. The thematic sectors, devoted to various problems which excite modern women were presented there.

On October, 19th, on the eve of Ukrainian day of struggle against breast cancer, in press center "Interfax-Ukraine" took place the press conference devoted to a disturbing and actual theme for the country - struggle against breast cancer, struggle for female health and life.

Within the limits of the social action «Be attentive to yourself – it will save your life» will be the free reception of a leading doctor-oncologist of clinic "LISSOD" in Kiev Health Center on the 20th dates once per 2 months.

On the 1st of October, 2010 in Kiev in the hotel Premier Palace the international conference on a theme « Lung Cancer» has taken place. The themes which have been mentioned at the conference were and remain very actual for Ukraine.

The surgeons of LISSOD took part in 15th congress of the European society of surgeons - oncologists (ESSO) which was held in Bordeaux (France) in September, 15-18th 2010. During the congress were discussed the questions of surgical treatment of breast cancer, keeping the organs, oncoplastic surgeries, definitions of sentinel lymph node in patients with breast cancer in order to choose optimum tactics and volume of surgical intervention.

Wertheim operation is based on hysterectomy (removal of the uterus with the tumor of the cervix), removal Para cervical tissue and removing the pelvic lymph nodes. The question of the removal of the ovaries is solved with each patient individually. Typically, we reserve the ovaries of the young women to prevent the development post castration syndrome and if necessary, carry out their transposition of the zone of possible post-operative irradiation.In May 2010 in LISSOD Hospital laparoscopic surgery was performed for the first time in Ukraine. Currently we have performed more than 10 surgical interventions with good postoperative results.

In Memorial LISSOD Hospital vaccination was started by using Gardasil with a view to prevention of cancer cervix . Gardasil vaccine protects from most prevalent oncogenic viruses VPCH 16 and 18, which cause more than 70% of cases of cancer cervix  worldwide. Also, the vaccine protects from VPCH 6 and 11 which cause genital kondylomatoz.In the International symposium in Malaysia  was discussed about effectiveness of Gardasil vaccine against VPCH (Ferris D, Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Investigators.) Evaluation of quadrivalent HPV 6/11/16/18 vaccine efficacy against cervical disease in subjects with prior vaccine HPV type infection. Abstract and Poster. 13th International Congress on Infectious Diseases, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Jun 19-22, 2008: Abstract-19 030.

For the first time in Ukraine on July 2, 2010 in Kyiv was held the international conference on the theme "Malignant formation of the brain. Modern aspects of treatment. " There were leading experts of Ukraine, Israel and Switzerland to discuss important and urgent issues.For the first time LISSOD hospital was heard at the proper level among all the leading government medical institutions in Ukraine - as Scientific Gide in Oncology in Ukraine. Conference was opened by Deputy Minister of Health Mostovenko Raisa.In her speech, she stressed that the international exchange of experiences and best practice will enhance the effectiveness of treatment and diagnosis of brain cancer in Ukraine. The participants of the international conference were specialists of the Institute of Neurosurgery Academician Romodanova, International Centre of Neurosurgery, Memorial LISSOD Hospital, Feofaniya, Boris, Medicom clinics and other medical institutions of Ukraine

In 1994 Sergey graduated from the Poltava Medical University with distinction, then passed clinical internship at the St. Petersburg Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education at the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Immediately upon completion of residency in 1997 he defended his Candidates dissertation on the topic: "Methodological Aspects endovideosurgical organoanastomoz formation in portal hypertension.In 2002 he finished an internship in obstetrics-gynecology, has mastered a second surgical specialization - in operative gynecology. In 2007, under the professional training in the Military Medical Academy (St. Petersburg) has mastered a third surgical specialization - oncology.Probation abroad - in 1999 and 2002 in Sweden in 2001 and 2004 in France. In 2006-2007.In 2006-2007 headed the surgical department MMU Clinical Hospital of Veliky Novgorod...

On April 16, The International seminar on the theme: "Modern aspects of diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer" was held. The relevance of this topic is quite high due to the fact that tumors of the gastrointestinal tract occur most frequently.Participants were welcomed A.B. Vinnitskaya - head doctor of LISSOD.  As a result of three years of work were reported by highly qualified doctors of LISSOD. The main aspect in the reports of the participants were to indicate solutions of existing problems of early diagnosis and high mortality due to colorectal cancer in Ukraine. One of the most important report was represented by Professor Abraham Kooten - Director of Oncology Clinic Medical Center Rambam in Haifa (Israel), a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, etc. He told the audience about new approaches to treatment of colorectal cancer Abroad , noted the high level of LISSOD and full compliance with international standards...

World No Tobacco Day is held annually on May, 31st . It has been scientifically proved that tobacco consummation is the 2nd reason of death, and one of ten adult is dying from it.

May 2009. LISSOD opens the Breast Unit. The complex approach to the breast cancer treatment shows itself very efficient in advanced medical centers of USA, Europe and Israel. Brest Units there are functioning for a few years already. However this was not a case for Ukraine. The LISSOD Breast Unit is the first and the only in our country for the moment.

Breast cancer is the most spread women oncological disease in the whole world. Moreover, it ranks the first place by the reason of women death. Unfortunately, the early detection of breast cancer in Ukraine stands on the very low level compared to world statistics.

As one of actions in frame of "Womans' health month" project, LISSOD experts have given lecture for Ukrainian family doctors. On March 26th about a hundred family doctors have taken part in conference "Scriining issues in family doctors' practice". LISSOD experts told about standards of ontological screening in European countries. Family doctors have been invited to see how screening is arranged in LISSOD.

On World Cancer Day, 4 February 2009, Modern Cancer Care Hospital (LISSOD) launched “Cancer should not kill you” yearlong campaign. The first action “Prevention protects health” – is an education program concerning screening and cervical cancer prevention. Our doctors will visits schools in Kiev and give lectures to the parents concerning cervical cancer screening and vaccination against HPV. This action is done with informational support by European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA), presented in Ukraine by LISSOD.

LISSOD hospital is acknowledged as the leader in the medical field in 2008. The work of LISSOD hospital has been marked with the certificate and the medal “Branch Leader-2008” according to the results of the National Business Rating.

The medical conference "Modern approaches to breast cancer prevention, diagnostic and treatment" aimed to the leading Ukrainian specialists took place in LISSOD Hospital at the 24th of October, 2008.