Almost every sixth Russian will give their savings for the treatment of a loved one with oncology

Only half of the Russians surveyed are sure that they would be able to find funds for paid treatment and rehabilitation if a loved one was faced with oncology. Almost every sixth (17.2%) would give all their savings to save a loved one. This is stated in the results of a survey of the insurance company "Rosgosstrakh", which were read by "Izvestia" on February 4. Experts conducted a survey for the World Cancer Day.

One third (33.8%) of respondents find it difficult to find the right words and correctly support a loved one with cancer. Every fifth (19.4%) is afraid that he/she will not be able to find the right doctors or medicines in such a situation. But the main difficulty in case of meeting with oncology half (50.1%) of respondents named the situation with money. Every fifth respondent (19.8%) is sure that paid treatment for cancer in Russia costs more than 1 million rubles, and 8.2% are convinced that recovery can cost more than 5 million rubles.

Among those surveyed, 30% of respondents have experienced cancer in a close relative or relatives. Among the options of support and assistance provided by the survey participants to their relatives, people most often named search and purchase of medicines (24.7%), selection of doctors and medical centers (24.3%) and moral support (20.3%).

According to the survey results, almost half of the respondents - 45.8% - are ready to cheer up their loved ones and support them morally in the fight against cancer, while only one tenth of respondents are able to provide material assistance.

Besides, 48.3% of respondents are sure that help in case of cancer detection in a close person is required not only for the cancer patient, but also for his/her relatives, who try to actively support and participate in treatment. And first of all, relatives of cancer patients need financial support (34.5%), professional consultations of doctors and specialized specialists (20.6%) to double-check the diagnosis or treatment regimen of a loved one, and only in third place moral support (16.8%).

The majority of respondents (42%) would be proud of themselves if they managed to go all the way to fight cancer together with a loved one and defeat the disease.

Earlier, on January 28, Magomed Sulimanov, oncologist, consultant of the Resymon platform, told Izvestia that prostate cancer is the most common cancer of the genitourinary system in men. The disease is most often diagnosed in patients aged 50 to 70. Among the main risk factors for tumor development are, among others, improper lifestyle, environmental influences, and genetic predisposition.