Public Health Doctoral Program<\/a>, focuses attention:<\/p>\n\u201cThe Department of Public Health could not bypass World Cancer Day, because this is a unique opportunity for the unification of society, medics, and policymakers. This unity, for its part, creates the space where knowledge is transformed into concrete action, because effective prevention, first of all, implies the action of an educated and informed person. Our primary goal is to change the attitude of society toward screening and vaccination through raising awareness, so that it is possible to avoid the disease. The priority of the University of Georgia School of Health Sciences is precisely the scientific research of cancer risk factors. Our doctoral programs are oriented toward the creation of such solid evidence that will replace stigmas and serve as the basis for the state’s effective healthcare policy. Against the background of the increase in incidence predicted for 2050, precisely preventive measures remain that main lever which must reduce the mortality rate.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nThe practical realization of this strategic vision is already actively ongoing at the University of Georgia. Beyond the works presented at the meeting, doctoral students are also working on screening programs. Specifically, using the example of the Adjara region, they are studying the effectiveness of cervical cancer screening in order to determine how much the existing preventive measures respond to local needs.<\/p>\n
In addition, special attention is paid to technological progress and its role in early diagnosis. In this direction, the university is studying the effectiveness of 3D mammography, which is considered a priority method by the latest recommendations of the Council of Europe, especially in the 40-50 age category. As Tina Beruchashvili notes, the implementation of such innovations requires solid scientific evidence:<\/p>\n
\u201cOur goal is to create such a scientific basis, taking into account the Georgian reality, which will help the state in making a decision on whether or not to include this innovative method in universal screening programs. This is the way toward evidence-based medicine, which the University of Georgia is actively developing.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nScientific research and new technologies ultimately serve one goal\u2014the survival of the patient and the improvement of their quality of life. Today, when cancer cases are increasingly rising, the management of the disease does not include only medication treatment. Under the conditions of that heavy psycho-emotional pressure which an oncology diagnosis causes, specialists assign decisive importance to a systemic view of disease management.<\/p>\n
Oncologist Ioseb Abesadze focused attention precisely on the complex view of managing oncology diseases. In his assessment, a systemic response must include four inseparable components: diagnosis and treatment, periodic monitoring (follow-up), rehabilitation, and palliative care.<\/p>\n
The doctor emphasizes that in response to the stress caused by stigmas, it is of utmost importance to raise awareness about the effectiveness of early diagnosis:<\/p>\n
\u201cI would wish that the principle: ‘Take care of your health while you are healthy’ be established in society. However, in those cases when the disease still shows itself, our target must be not only the diagnosis, but the patient themselves, for whom just maintaining life is not enough. It is necessary to fully integrate rehabilitation, so that the person is able to continue a normal, functional life. Precisely the combination of these components creates that modern standard of management which we are developing today.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nProfessor Lela Sturua carries this vision existing at the clinical level into the state dimension. According to her explanation, a patient-oriented approach must turn into a strategic priority of the country. She believes that instead of short-term projects, the emphasis must be made on multi-year, systemic management, which, first of all, relies on the further refinement of cancer registries and the continuous analysis of data. In Lela Sturua’s assessment, a long-term, unified strategy ensures the maximum coverage of preventive measures and screening programs.<\/p>\n
An inseparable part of this systemic chain is palliative care as well\u2014an approach which envisions the management of pain and care for the patient’s quality of life from the very first stage of setting the diagnosis. Professor Lela Sturua focused attention precisely on the necessity of preparing future generations of medics in this direction:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important that the teaching of palliative care to students is not limited only to ‘dry theory.’ This is a difficult, multi-component field which requires psychological and empathetic preparation. I am glad that the doctoral students of the University of Georgia are working on serious scientific evidence, which in the future will become the basis for the formation of correct state policy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\nIn the form of a conclusion, it can be said that the fight against cancer is not only a medical problem; it is a coordinated systemic response which begins in scientific laboratories, continues in academic auditoriums, and concludes with patient-oriented state policy. The University of Georgia continues to support this process as a leading center for sharing knowledge, implementing innovations, and raising public awareness.<\/p>\n
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