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Building a Network of Health Professionals for Breast and Cervical Cancer Control in the Andean Region

PURPOSE: Cancer mortality is approximately twice as high in Latin American countries than in more developed countries. In particular, the countries of the high Andean region of Latin America carry a double burden of breast and cervical cancers. In these countries, there are disproportionately higher...

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Autores principales: Mendoza-Cervantes, Diana, Otero, Isabel, Zujewski, Jo Anne, Ferrandiz Salazar, Jorge, López Córdova, Gabriela, Muha, Cathy, Stevens, Lisa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6180811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30241215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JGO.2016.008714
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author Mendoza-Cervantes, Diana
Otero, Isabel
Zujewski, Jo Anne
Ferrandiz Salazar, Jorge
López Córdova, Gabriela
Muha, Cathy
Stevens, Lisa
author_facet Mendoza-Cervantes, Diana
Otero, Isabel
Zujewski, Jo Anne
Ferrandiz Salazar, Jorge
López Córdova, Gabriela
Muha, Cathy
Stevens, Lisa
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description PURPOSE: Cancer mortality is approximately twice as high in Latin American countries than in more developed countries. In particular, the countries of the high Andean region of Latin America carry a double burden of breast and cervical cancers. In these countries, there are disproportionately higher mortality to incidence ratios compared with other regions in Latin America. The US National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health, the Pan American Health Organization, and the Ministry of Health in Peru collaborated to design and execute an education and advocacy workshop in Lima, Peru. The workshop was convened to discuss regional challenges and practices, as well as to support the implementation of Plan Esperanza, Peru’s national cancer control plan. METHODS: Workshop participants included local and international experts to present the state of the science, health practitioners, and advocacy groups to discuss unique barriers that women in the region experience. RESULTS: Inequalities in access to and distribution of medical expertise, lack of continuity of cancer control plans, and the need for sustained public buy-in emerged as obstacles. CONCLUSION: The workshop provided a forum to discuss key issues regarding breast and cervical cancer control among health professionals and advocates in Peru and the region. This article outlines the resulting recommendations.
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spelling pubmed-61808112018-11-13 Building a Network of Health Professionals for Breast and Cervical Cancer Control in the Andean Region Mendoza-Cervantes, Diana Otero, Isabel Zujewski, Jo Anne Ferrandiz Salazar, Jorge López Córdova, Gabriela Muha, Cathy Stevens, Lisa J Glob Oncol Special Article PURPOSE: Cancer mortality is approximately twice as high in Latin American countries than in more developed countries. In particular, the countries of the high Andean region of Latin America carry a double burden of breast and cervical cancers. In these countries, there are disproportionately higher mortality to incidence ratios compared with other regions in Latin America. The US National Cancer Institute’s Center for Global Health, the Pan American Health Organization, and the Ministry of Health in Peru collaborated to design and execute an education and advocacy workshop in Lima, Peru. The workshop was convened to discuss regional challenges and practices, as well as to support the implementation of Plan Esperanza, Peru’s national cancer control plan. METHODS: Workshop participants included local and international experts to present the state of the science, health practitioners, and advocacy groups to discuss unique barriers that women in the region experience. RESULTS: Inequalities in access to and distribution of medical expertise, lack of continuity of cancer control plans, and the need for sustained public buy-in emerged as obstacles. CONCLUSION: The workshop provided a forum to discuss key issues regarding breast and cervical cancer control among health professionals and advocates in Peru and the region. This article outlines the resulting recommendations. American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6180811/ /pubmed/30241215 http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JGO.2016.008714 Text en © 2017 by American Society of Clinical Oncology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Zujewski, Jo Anne
Ferrandiz Salazar, Jorge
López Córdova, Gabriela
Muha, Cathy
Stevens, Lisa
Building a Network of Health Professionals for Breast and Cervical Cancer Control in the Andean Region
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title_short Building a Network of Health Professionals for Breast and Cervical Cancer Control in the Andean Region
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6180811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30241215
http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/JGO.2016.008714
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