SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF REHABILITATION FOR CANCER PATIENTS

There are currently over 3.5 million registered cancer patients in the Russian Federation. The Long Term National Strategy for Cancer Control (until 2030) provides for the formation and systematic development of the cancer service in the country. However, the issues of cancer have not been sufficiently worked out. The difficulties are usually explained by the lack of special state funding: cancer rehabilitation is not financed by the Federal Medical Insurance Fund. Cancers are socially significant diseases, they determine vital prognosis of patients, they are multifactorial and polyetiological. The impact of healthcare on economic development occurs due to increased labor productivity by reducing morbidity, mortality (primarily in working age), temporary and permanent disability, and improving health in general. On the other hand, the well-being of the society affects people's health. Medical rehabilitation in oncology is a branch of medicine that is constantly improving due to the oncology development. At the same time, its further development is associated with the resolving of clinical and scientific issues, and solving organizational and financial problems. It is important to provide for the possibility of dynamic changes in tariffs. Our study revealed the need to consider changes in the tariff structure for breast cancer rehabilitation. Thus, it is necessary to implement health care measures to develop and improve the cancer rehabilitation system at both federal and regional levels, including systematization of existing and approval of new tariffs taking into account the changing economic situation.