Controlling Cervical Cancer In Latin America

Cervical cancer is an "enormous burden" for Latin American society, and the third leading cause of cancer deaths among women in the region, say Drs. María Correnti and María Eugenia Cavazza of the Central University of Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.  "In contrast to other types of cancer, cervical cancer is a preventable and curable disease if it is diagnosed and treated early," say Drs Correnti and Cavazza in an accompanying editorial. "But the absence of an effective prevention strategy leads to delayed diagnosis, and turns it into one of the leading causes of death among young women." read more

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