The citizens of Iași will be able to prove themselves, starting this month

Residents of Iași will be able to test their moles for free in the Department of Dermatology of the Regional Institute of Oncology. This way, they will be able to find out if their moles are cancerous or not.

Residents of Iași will be able to have their moles checked for free at the IRO

Starting from October 2024, within the Iași Regional Institute of Oncology (IRO), a modern device for monitoring moles will work. Therefore, the people of Iași, as well as other people from the region of Moldova, will be able to find out if they have cancer or not.

“Since this month, the dermatology office at the IRO IRO Screening and Diagnostic Center for Oncological Diseases has a new device to monitor nevi (mole) and detect skin cancer. The device, which works on the principle of digital dermatoscopy and body mapping to detect and analyze changes in skin lesions, creates a visual map of the entire surface of the patient’s skin. Wide pictures are taken, which allow the doctor to get a complete view of the distribution of injuries on the body. With the device, which uses polarized light and an advanced optical system to provide a clear and deep view of skin structures, the doctor sees microscopic details of lesions, such as the border, structure and pigmentation, and thus distinguishing benign from malignant lesions. cancer)”, added the representatives of the IRO Iași.

The modern device, which costs more than half a million lei, stores and organizes the images to compare the current ones with the past ones ( it can highlight small changes in lesions: size, shape, color).

The anti-HPV vaccination office is working inside IRO Iași!

Within IRO Iași there is a anti-HPV vaccination clinic (Human Papilloma Virus). It was established on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, and is located on the first floor of the Screening and Diagnostic Center for Oncological Diseases of IRO Iași, on Săriariei street, no. 177 A. People who want vaccination against HPV, within IRO Iași, can make an appointment at the telephone number: 0374.278.806 or at the e-mail address: [email protected], a- only on the basis of the order given by the specialist doctor / family doctor. The vaccine will be picked up from the pharmacy on the day of the vaccination, in a heat-resistant container, a maximum of 60 minutes before the presentation for the vaccine (according to the schedule).

The confirmation of the time of purchase is the time on the receipt from the pharmacy, which will be presented at the time of vaccination. The vaccine is free for girls and boys, between 11 and 18, and 50% compensation for women between 19 and 45. HPV infection can have several places, but it mainly affects the cervix, which connects the vagina to the uterus. HPV infection also affects the male sex. Vaccination prevents various types of cancer, precancerous lesions and genital warts associated with HPV infections. Of the more than 120 types of HPV, the International Agency for Research on Cancer has identified 12 types with a high oncogenic risk: 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58 , 59. high risk, 16 and 18, produce more than 70% of breast cancer cases and are also associated with other cancers: anal, vulva and vaginal, penile and oropharyngeal cancer. Low-risk strains cause genital warts or respiratory papillomatosis.

The mill consultation is free, based on the referral ticket. We specify that people who want to try their moles at the IRO can make an appointment at the telephone number: 0374.278.803 (714/695) or by email: [email protected].