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    Latin America and the Caribbean code against cancer: Developing evidence-based recommendations to reduce the risk of cancer in Latin America and the Caribbean

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    Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has a population of more than 650 million inhabitants (8.5% of the world population),1 with a cancer incidence of more than 1.4 million new patients and more than 670,000 deaths in 2018. These figures will increase by 78% by 2040 to more than 2.5 million people diagnosed with cancer each year, and these patients will require medical attention, care, and support. However, many of these new cancer diagnoses can be prevented through public policies, supportive environments, and lifestyles that promote health and prevent cancer (Fig 1).2 In the LAC region, there are many organizations and institutions providing information on cancer prevention, including national cancer institutes, cancer societies and foundations, and public health agencies. Nevertheless, the information is frequently confusing, overwhelming, or even contradictory. The scientific source and credibility, as well as the primary message, differ according to the type of organization that provides the information (eg, patient organization, scientific or governmental institution).For the LAC region, a coalition of institutions and international organizations has joined forces to adapt the European Code to the cancer risks and situation in the LAC region. This involves collecting, analyzing, and evaluating the scientific evidence to support suitable cancer prevention recommendations to the LAC context. A multistakeholder participation in the project is a key approach to ensure that all players will be owners of the Code and true promoters. The coalition is composed of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO; also part of the WHO) and the IARC as leading international organizations; a Scientific Committee of senior researchers and distinguished leaders in cancer prevention from LAC; and an Advocacy Group representing important organizations in LAC, including the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology, the Network of Latin-American Cancer Institutes, the Healthy Caribbean Coalition, and the Association of Latin American Leagues Against Cancer.Fil: Cazap, Eduardo. Sociedad Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Oncología Médica; ArgentinaFil: de Almeida, Liz Maria. Instituto Nacional de Câncer Brasil Jose Alencar Gomes da Silva; BrasilFil: Arrossi, Silvina. Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: García, Patricia J.. Universidad Cayetano Heredia; PerúFil: Garmendia, María Luisa. Universidad de Chile; ChileFil: Gil, Enrique. South America Pan-American Health Organization; PerúFil: Hassel, Trevor. Healthy Caribbean Coalition; BarbadosFil: Mayorga, Rubén. South America Pan-American Health Organization; PerúFil: Mohar, Alejandro. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; MéxicoFil: Murillo, Raúl. Centro Javeriano de Oncología; ColombiaFil: Owen, Gabriel O.. Healthy Caribbean Coalition; BarbadosFil: Paonessa, Diego. Liga Argentina de Lucha contra el Cancer; ArgentinaFil: Santamaría, Julio. Centro Hemato Oncológico Panamá; PanamáFil: Tortolero Luna, Guillermo. Universidad de Puerto Rico; Puerto RicoFil: Zoss, Walter. Red de Institutos e Instituciones Nacionales de Cancer; BrasilFil: Herrero, Rolando. Agencia Internacional para la Investigación del Cáncer; FranciaFil: Luciani, Silvana. Pan-American Health Organization; Estados UnidosFil: Schüz, Joachim. Agencia Internacional para la Investigación del Cáncer; FranciaFil: Espina, Carolina. Agencia Internacional para la Investigación del Cáncer; Franci

    Breast health global initiative (BHGI) outline for program development in Latin America Breast health global initiative (BHGI) planeamiento para el desarrollo de programas en América latina

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    The Breast Health Global Initiative (BHGI) applied an evidence-based consensus review process to develop guidelines for breast cancer early detection, diagnosis, and treatment in low- and middle-income countries (LMCs) including those in Latin America. Breast cancer outcomes correlate with the degree to which 1) cancers are detected early, 2) cancers can be diagnosed correctly, and 3) proper multimodality treatment can be provided in a timely fashion. Cancer prevention through health behavior modification may influence breast cancer incidence in LMCs. Diagnosing breast cancer at earlier stages will reduce breast cancer mortality. Programs to promote breast self-awareness and clinical breast examination and resource-adapted mammographic screening are important early detection steps. Screening mammography has been shown to reduce breast cancer mortality, but is cost prohibitive in some settings. Breast imaging, initially with ultrasound and, at higher resource levels with diagnostic mammography, improves preoperative diagnostic assessment and permits image-guided needle sampling. Multimodality therapy includes surgery, radiation, and systemic therapies.<br>La Iniciativa Global para la Salud de la Mama (BGHI) ha aplicado un proceso de revisión de consenso, basado en la evidencia, a fin de desarrollar guías para la detección precoz del cáncer de mama, diagnóstico y tratamiento, en países de bajos y medianos ingresos (PBMI) incluyendo aquellos en América latina. La evolución del cáncer de mama se correlaciona con el grado al cual 1) los cánceres son detectados tempranamente 2)los cánceres pueden ser diagnosticados correctamente, y 3)el adecuado tratamiento multimodal suministrado a tiempo. La prevención del cáncer a través de modificaciones de las conductas de salud puede modificar la incidencia del cáncer de mama en PBMI. El diagnóstico del cáncer de mama en estadios iniciales reduce la mortalidad por cáncer de mama. Los programas que promueven el auto-conocimiento de la mama y el examen clínico mamario junto al tamizaje mamográfico adaptado a los recursos son pasos importantes en la detección precoz. El tamizaje mamográfico ha demostrado que reduce la mortalidad por cáncer de mama pero su costo es prohibitivo en algunas situaciones. El diagnóstico por imágenes mamario, inicialmente con ecografía y, en situaciones de mayores recursos con mamografía, mejora la evaluación diagnóstica preoperatoria y permite tomar muestras con aguja guiadas por imágenes. El tratamiento multimodal incluye la cirugía, radiaciones y tratamientos sistémicos

    Vision for the Global Health and Cancer Section

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    Supporting more affordable and equitable cancer care and research in Lower and Middle Income Countries:Ecancer’s commitment

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    Oncology professionals in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) are facing a challenging situation with rising cancer cases together with a lack of educational support and access to relevant research. This article outlines what ecancer are doing as an organisation to try to address these issues by providing high quality education in multiple formats for free and supporting authors and readers from LMICs to access and publish research

    Global Tobacco Problem Getting Worse, Not Better

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    Tobacco use is declining in most industrialized countries but that does not mean the tobacco problem is going away. Unless aggressive steps are taken to change consumption trends, current tobacco-related cancer deaths will increase dramatically in the next few decades
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