Status of breast cancer in Latin American: Results of the breast cancer revealed initiative

• Published in: Critical reviews in oncology/hematology Vol. 181; p. 103890
• Main Authors: Ayala, Natalia, Barchuk, Sabrina, Inurrigarro, Gloria, Celano, Constanza, Soriano-García, Jorge Luis, Bolaños, Patricia, Mohs-Alfaro, Mónica, Tapia-González, Hector, Perez-Martinez, Ramón, Samtani, Suraj, Alvarado-Cabrero, Isabel, Villarreal-Garza, Cynthia, Tamez-Salazar, Jaime, Magallanes-Garza, Gerardo I., Vazquez, Daniela, Castro, Janeth, Gómez-Macías, Gabriela S., Ferrigno, Ana, Morante, Zaida, Vilchez, Sheila, Cotrina, José Manuel, Doimi, Franco, Santander, Guianeya, Acevedo, Carlos, Ortega, Virginia, Lavista, Fernando, Richter, Lucía, Gianella, Mario, Paredes, Maria, Flores-Balcázar, Christian H., Pinto, Joseph A., Gomez, Henry L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2023
• Subjects: Breast cancer; Breast cancer management; Breast cancer screening; Breast Neoplasms - diagnosis; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - therapy; Cancer care; Delivery of Health Care; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Humans; Latin America; Latin America - epidemiology; Public health; Quality of Life; Latin America; Cancer care; Breast cancer; Breast cancer management; Public health; Latin America; Breast cancer screening
• ISSN: 1040-8428; 1879-0461
• DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2022.103890

The Breast Cancer Revealed initiative was designed and conducted to know the status of breast cancer at each point of breast cancer care, through i) prevention, ii) detection, iii) diagnosis, iv) treatment, and iv) the capacity of our health systems. The expert panel from 11 Latin American countries identified several strategies and proposed high impact priorities, including implementation of prevention policies, improve primary healthcare capacity for breast cancer screening, have adequate infrastructure to make effective and timely diagnoses, have a multidisciplinary team in the treatment process, access to a variety of treatments for all types of patients, have a coordinated and articulated system from primary care to specialized hospital. In a region with limited resources, prioritization in high-impact strategies for breast cancer control could lead to improved clinical outcomes and quality of life for our patients. [Display omitted] •Breast cancer is an important public health problem in Latin America.•Patients have several barriers to adequate breast cancer care.•An expert panel evaluate the status of breast cancer in the region.•Strategies and high-impact priorities were identified to improve clinical outcomes.