The increasing burden of cancer represents a substantial problem for Latin America and the
Caribbean. Two Lancet Oncology Commissions in 2013 and 2015 highlighted potential …

Importance The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2019 (GBD
2019) provided systematic estimates of incidence, morbidity, and mortality to inform local …

Cervical cancer is a preventable disease with a known etiology (human papillomavirus),
effective preventive vaccines, excellent screening methods, and a treatable pre‐invasive …

Breast cancer represents an urgent global priority. While this is a universal issue, and as the
burden of the disease is increasing globally, current estimates indicate that in the next …

With 74 500 new cases worldwide in 2020, testicular cancer ranks as the 20th leading
cancer type, but is the most common cancer in young men of European ancestry. While …

A lack of well-trained clinical oncologists can result in significant cancer health disparities.
The magnitude of this problem around the world is poorly described in the literature. A …

Objective Young breast cancer survivors in Mexico face distinct psychosocial challenges
that have not been characterized. This study aims to describe the psychosocial needs of …

PURPOSE Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) incidence is high in South
America, where recent data on survival are sparse. We investigated the main predictors of …

Purpose One half of the Mexican population lacks comprehensive health care coverage. In
2003, a reform to the General Health Law was approved that led to the creation of the …

Introduction Cancer incidence and mortality in Latin America are rising. While effective
cancer screening services, accessible to the whole population and enabling early cancer …