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. 2017 Apr;115(5):615-618.
doi: 10.1002/jso.24544. Epub 2017 Feb 7.

Cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Latin America

Melissa S Lopez  1 , Ellen S Baker  1 , Mauricio Maza  2 , Georgia Fontes-Cintra  3 , Aldo Lopez  4 , Juan M Carvajal  5 , Fernanda Nozar  6 , Veronica Fiol  6 , Kathleen M Schmeler  1
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Cervical cancer prevention and treatment in Latin America

Melissa S Lopez et al. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a preventable disease with a known etiology (human papillomavirus), effective preventive vaccines, excellent screening methods, and a treatable pre-invasive phase. Surgery is the primary treatment for pre-invasive and early-stage disease and can safely be performed in many low-resource settings. However, cervical cancer rates remain high in many areas of Latin America. This article presents a number of evidence-based strategies being implemented to improve cervical cancer outcomes in Latin America.

Keywords: LMICs; Latin America; cervical cancer; surgical training; telementoring.

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