Latin American and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer 1st edition: Infections and cancer

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dc.contributor.authorHerrero, Rolando
dc.contributor.authorCarvajal, Loretto J.
dc.contributor.authorCamargo, M. Constanza
dc.contributor.authorRiquelme, Arnoldo
dc.contributor.authorPorras, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorOrtiz, Ana Patricia
dc.contributor.authorCamargo, Luis Aranha
dc.contributor.authorFink, Valeria
dc.contributor.authorvan De Wyngard, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorLazcano-Ponce, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorCanelo-Aybari, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorBalbin-Ramon, Graciela
dc.contributor.authorFeliu, Ariadna
dc.contributor.authorEspina, Carolina
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-20T18:07:41Z
dc.date.available2024-05-20T18:07:41Z
dc.date.issued2023-10
dc.description.abstractAbout 13% of all cancers around the world are associated with infectious agents, particularly in low-resource settings. The main infectious agents associated with cancer are Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), that causes gastric cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) that causes cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, anal, and oropharyngeal cancer, hepatitis B and C viruses that cause liver cancer, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), associated with cancers of the cervix, Kaposi sarcoma (KS) and non-Hodgkin´s lymphoma. In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), about 150,000 cancer cases are caused annually by infections. The LAC Cancer Code Against Cancer consists of a set of 17 evidence-based and individual-level cancer prevention recommendations targeted to the general population, suited to the epidemiological, socioeconomic, and cultural conditions of the region, and tailored to the availability and accessibility of health-care systems. The recommendations with respect to infection-driven malignancies include testing and treating for H. pylori in the context of specific public health programs, vaccination against HPV and Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and detection and treatment of chronic infections with HBV, Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV, in addition to the promotion of safe sex and use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STI). Countries, policy makers, health care systems and individuals should consider the adoption of these recommendations to help reduce the incidence and mortality of infection-related cancers in LAC, to improve quality of life of individuals and reduce the costs of cancer care in the region.
dc.identifier.citationCancer Epidemiology Volume 86, Supplement 1, October 2023, 102435
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.canep.2023.102435
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.huesped.org.ar/handle/123456789/969
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseriesCancer Epidemiology; 86(supl 1) (102435)
dc.subjectLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.subjectCode Against CancerInfections
dc.subjectHelicobacter pylori
dc.subjectHepatitis virus
dc.subjectHuman papillomavirus
dc.subjectHuman immunodeficiency virus
dc.titleLatin American and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer 1st edition: Infections and cancer
dc.typeArticle

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