Staff members of the Department of Oncology actively participated in the 15th Congress of Oncologists and Radiologists of Ukraine, held on October 30–31, 2026, in Yaremche as part of the large-scale professional event OncoSummit Ukraine.
This anniversary congress marked an important milestone in the further development of the National Association of Oncologists of Ukraine and the establishment of an effective governance structure for its next term.
The congress delegates included Professor Prokip Gordiichuk, Head of the Department of Oncology, and Mykola Gordiichuk, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Department. University representatives took part in the voting and the formation of the new Board, as well as in the approval of the Association’s Charter. Today, the Association is a leading platform for professional, scientific, organizational, and expert initiatives, steadily expanding its influence within the medical community.
An important component of the event was its scientific and practical programme, dedicated to the key directions in the development of modern oncology in Ukraine and worldwide. The main objective of the professional discussions was to present and promote effective solutions aimed at improving cancer prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of malignant neoplasms.
Professor Prokip Gordiichuk served as moderator of the “Colorectal Surgery” session and also participated as a discussant in the multidisciplinary panel discussion entitled “MDT: From Simple to Complex – Specifics of MRI Staging of Rectal Cancer and Assessment of Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy.”
Mykola Gordiichuk, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Department, delivered a presentation entitled “Prospects for Sphincter-Preserving Surgical Procedures in the Treatment of Distal Rectal Cancer.” The research was based on clinical data from the Department of Oncology, comprising 880 surgical procedures performed between 2015 and 2025 in patients with lower and middle rectal cancer.
The speaker analysed the key factors influencing the selection of organ-preserving treatment approaches, immediate and long-term oncological outcomes, and demonstrated the dynamics of bowel function recovery, providing a clinical rationale for the feasibility of each surgical technique.
Congress participants highly appreciated the scope and depth of the clinical data presented, highlighting the speaker’s high scientific and practical standards and wishing the Department’s team continued success in its work.
