Oncological morbidity and mortality among health care professionals in the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

Introduction. Medical staff, both nurses and physicians, are subject to various carcinogens daily, leading to the development of both benign and malignant tumors, especially in certain specialties. Both the ineffective annual medical checkup and their negligence towards the early symptoms of cancer and the phobia for this disease, the self-medicating treatments have led to an increase in the mortality rate among health care professionals. It is important to study this disease among physicians and nurses as it is insufficiently studied and because health professionals and the health system are responsible for the health of the population.