Onkologie. 2022:16(6):337-342
Changes in the composition of human society and the living conditions in which people live are causing changes in the social meaning of illness. In a certain period, specific serious health problems come to the fore and the health service has to focus on them more intensively to bring them under control and gradually eliminate them. However, other diseases will then take their place, which will once again trigger the attention of public authorities, who must focus on tackling the next major challenge to population health. The First Czechoslovak Republic provided an opportunity for a general political, social and socio-economic modernisation of society, which was also reflected in the field of health service. After the construction of the new health system and its stabilization in the mid-twenties, a qualitative change took place in the field of health service, which shifted health care towards its modern concept based on health care for the overall health of the population. The main interest of the Czechoslovak health service in its preventive health activities could thus also focus on serious chronic diseases, including cancer.
Published: November 22, 2022 Show citation