Minireview: Situación actual del cáncer de cuello uterino en Ecuador, 2019 / Minireview: Current situation of cervical cancer in Ecuador, 2019
Rev. méd. Hosp. José Carrasco Arteaga
; 12(3): 205-211, 30-11-2020. Ilustraciones, Gráficos
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RESUMEN
El cáncer de cuello uterino (CCU) es una neoplasia producida principalmente por el virus del papiloma humano (VPH), mismo que se adquiere a través del contacto sexual. El CCU tiene mayor prevalencia en países de ingresos medios y bajos, el 88% de muertes por esta causa a nivel mundial, se producen en países en vías de desarrollo, tales como el Ecuador. El proyecto ELEVATE (Early detection of cervical cancer in hard-to-reach populations of women through portable and point- of-care HPV testing), financiado por la Unión Europea, busca caracterizar el contexto nacional de esta enfermedad; con esta finalidad, se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de artículos científicos y de literatura gris, producida en el Ecuador, utilizando motores de búsqueda especializados, y repositorios virtuales institucionales, de universidades e instancias gubernamentales.(au)
ABSTRACT
Cervical cancer is a neoplasm mainly caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is acquired through sexual contact. Cervical cancer is more prevalent in low and middle income countries; 88% of worldwide deaths from this cause, occur in developing countries, such as Ecuador. The ELEVATE project (Early detection of cervical cancer in hard-to-reach populations of women through portable and point-of-care HPV testing), funded by the European Union, seeks to characterize the national context of this disease; with this purpose, we carried out a systematic search for scientific articles and gray literature, produced in Ecuador, using specialized search engines, and virtual repositories from universities and government institutions.(au)
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Main subject:
Papilloma
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Viruses
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev. méd. Hosp. José Carrasco Arteaga
Journal subject:
Medicina
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Year:
2020
Type:
Article