Dedicated to the Memory of Academician Grigory Vasilievich Bondar and the 80th Anniversary of the Oncological Service of Donbass

Abstract

The oncological service of Donbass has a rich history. The path of its formation began in 1943, when on September 9, 1943, Professor M.K. Afanasiev signed an order to restore the activities of the Stalin X-ray station and the oncological hospital.The first organizer of the radiological service in the Donbass is considered to be Ekaterina Vladimirovna Stelling, who was appointed in 1946 to the post of head of the oncological hospital in Stalino. The radiological service appeared in 1947, when the Regional Oncological Dispensary was organized. Soon the institution was renamed the Donetsk Regional Oncological Dispensary (DROD). Soon the institution was renamed the Donetsk Regional Oncological Dispensary. In 1955, DROD, in order to increase the number of beds, was transferred to the base of the Regional Clinical Hospital. M.I. Kalinin.Under the leadership of Grigory Vasilyevich Bondar, in September 1968, an oncology course was organized, the clinical base of which was DROD. August 19, 1975 Grigory Vasilyevich headed the Department of Oncology, established at the Donetsk State Medical Institute. M. Gorky. October 12, 1992 Donetsk Regional Oncology Center received the status of an antitumor center. Academician of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Grigory Vasilyevich Bondar has been appointed its General Director.The center, which subsequently became the leading one in Ukraine, had the greatest experience in surgical and combined treatment of tumors of various localizations using the methods proposed in the clinic. In 2006, the first radiotherapy complex in Ukraine was installed in the Donetsk Regional Cancer Center.At the beginning of 2014, our teacher passed away. Students with dignity continue the work of Bondar Grigory Vasilyevich. At the end of 2014, on the basis of the Donetsk Regional Antitumor Center, the Republican Cancer Center of the Ministry of Health of the Donetsk People’s Republic was created, which was named after Professor Grigory Vasilyevich Bondar. The Center proudly bears the name of the great Teacher Grigory Vasilyevich Bondar! And in our present life, he is still a mentor and assistant!We are sure that the symbiosis of science and practice of a team of professionals who selflessly give their knowledge, experience and skills for the benefit of patients will give a powerful impetus to the further development of the oncological service of Donbass.