| Revista: | Revista de investigación clínica |
| Base de datos: | PERIÓDICA |
| Número de sistema: | 000455372 |
| ISSN: | 0034-8376 |
| Autores: | Chavarri Guerra, Yanin1 Reilly Blazer, Kathleen2 Nelson Weitzel, Jeffrey2 |
| Instituciones: | 1Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Departamento de Hemato-Oncología, Ciudad de México. México 2City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Clinical Cancer Genetics, Duarte, California. Estados Unidos de América |
| Año: | 2017 |
| Periodo: | Mar-Abr |
| Volumen: | 69 |
| Número: | 2 |
| Paginación: | 94-102 |
| País: | México |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Tipo de documento: | Artículo |
| Enfoque: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| Resumen en inglés | In Latin America, breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, and limited available data suggest that up to 15% of all breast cancer cases in the region are hereditary. Genetic cancer risk assessment and counseling is a critical component of the appropriate clinical care of patients with hereditary breast cancer and their families. Unfortunately, genetic services are underdeveloped across Latin America, and access to genetic testing and counseling is very scarce in the region. Barriers contributing to the access to genetic care are high cost and lack of insurance coverage for genetic tests, insufficient oncogenetics training or expertise, nonexistence of genetic counseling as a clinical discipline, and lack of supportive healthcare policies. In this review, we highlight relevant initiatives undertaken in several Latin American countries aimed at creating genetic cancer risk assessment programs. Additionally, we present a review of the scientific literature on the current status of breast cancer genomics in Latin America, with specific emphasis on demographic indicators, access to cancer genetic care, training and strategies to improve outcomes, and international collaborations |
| Disciplinas: | Medicina |
| Palabras clave: | Oncología, Ginecología y obstetricia, Genética, Cáncer de mama, Servicios de salud, Atención a la salud, Consejo genético, América Latina |
| Keyword: | Oncology, Gynecology and obstetrics, Genetics, Breast cancer, Health services, Health care, Genetic counseling, Latin America |
| Texto completo: | https://www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/revinvcli/nn-2017/nn172e.pdf |
