"IDODH - Dr Marko Antonov Markov - Varna" SOLC accomplishes its activity legally:

• active discovery
• diagnostics
• treatment
• periodical observation
• rehabilitation of patients with malignant diseases and precanceroses

The main districts, served by the medical institution with qualified and constant stuff, are Varna and Dobrich.

The frequency of the oncological diseases has been increased to a great extent recently. At the moment 15850 patients are registered in the Dispensary of the medical establishment.

In the Diagnostic consulting block the following consulting rooms in relation to are opened:

• oncogynaecology
• onco Ears, Nose, Throat
• oncodermatology
• oncosurgery
• Oncourology
• Chemotherapy
• Ray therapy
• Haematology
• Endoscopy
• Department of "Graphic diagnostics"
• Department of "Clinical pathology"
• "Clinical laboratory"
• Department of control and organization of the oncological assistance

In the Clinical laboratory, which is a part of DCB haematological and biochemical tests are accomplished and also hormones and tumours tests, analysis of urine, haemacoagulation, blood-gas analysis. The Department of "Clinical pathology" consists of the followig units:

• Histology laboratory
• Cytology laboratory
• Laboratory of Gefrir
• Immunehistochemical laboratory

In this department the materials from the consulting rooms and from the departments of the hospital are processed aiming diagnostics. Methods of tasting receptors for carcinoma of mamma /ER, TR and HER-2/ developed. Also consulting activity upon preparations is developed.

In the Department of "Graphic diagnostics" prophylactic and systematic control medical examinations are fulfilled. In this way, the results of the applied treatment are controlled and traced out. This process depends on the apparatuses, which completely responds to the contemporary requirements of a good medical practice.
The staff working there is highly qualificated and possesses the necessary methods and technique for diagnostics.
In the Department of control and organization of the oncological assistance, the information about the patients, death, stay in the hospital usage of the beds is collected and processed. Also comparative tables, diagrams are accomplished and the dynamics of the diseases is traced out. The number of people subjected to regular medical check up from Varna and Dobrich is traced out. This department organizes prophylactic exams for firms, where more women work.

In the Hospital block there are the following departments:

• Medicinal oncotherapy and palliative cares
• Surgery
• Oncogynaecology
• Oncogastroenterology
• Ray therapy

In the Department of "Medicinal oncotherapy and palliative cares" a medicinal oncotherapy is according to the contemporary standards. Clinical test also of international projects takes place, so that the treatment of the patients and their observations is roved to be modern. In the department the following units are opened:

• Palliative cares for oncological patients who can’t be subjected to the basic methods of treatment
• "Improving the quality of life and struggle against the pain" in which a contemporary treatment of the pain syndrome is fulfilled and also physiotherapy of the lymph of the upper limbs and medical massage.

In the department qualified specialists work with proved results for good medical practice.

In the Department "Surgery" the basic oncological operations of gastrointesty tract, mammal and dermal carcinomas are accomplished.
In the department highly qualified specialists in the field of surgery work, who realize contemporary medical activity in accordance with the rules of good medical practice and of the existing standard of "surgery". Every member of this department respects the moral code.

In the Department of Oncogyenacology all kinds of oncogyenacological operations are accomplished.
In the department highly qualified specialists with the necessary probation work.

The department of Oncogastroenterology is a new one and develops its activity since 01.01.2005. The department has endoscopy center in Base №1-DCB and ten beds in Base №2- quarter "Asparuhovo". In the consulting room and in the department a consulting, diagnostical and a specialized activity for "maligna" diseases of the stomac-enteric tract is fulfilled, which responds to the National oncological doctrine at the moment. Prophylactics of the malignant diseases by diagnostics and treatment of the cancerogenic illness is also accomplished. Metaphylactics of the non-malignant and malignant tumour processes of the stomach enteric tractis provided with the methods of the contemporary medicine.
In the consulting room and in the department a consulting, diagnostic and specialized medical activity of the malignant processes of the stomach enteric tract is accomplished with methods responding to the National oncological doctrine at the moment. A duel prophylactics of the malignant diseases by diagnostics and treatment of the precancerogenics, a metaphylactics of the non-malignant and of the malignant tumour processes of the stomach enteric tract are provided by contemporary medical methods.

In the Department of Ray therapy, which is near by the basic building of the hospital, an X-ray therapy is accomplished.
In the department a preoperative, pest-operative and definte ray therapy is provided.
In the department works highly qualified staff.