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- Title
Proposals for the prevention of lung cancer in the health system of Mexico.
- Authors
Arrieta, Oscar; López-Mejía, Mariana; Macedo-Pérez, Eleazar Omar; Corona-Cruz, José Francisco
- Abstract
The management of lung cancer is challenging. However, nowadays the main goal is to achieve a significant overall survival accompanied by a good quality of life. Because smoking is associated with up to 71% of cancer deaths, the first policy that should be established is one that promotes strategies for healthy lifestyles by providing information about lung cancer, risk factors, protection factors, and precautionary data. Furthermore, an effective screening method that would allow early diagnosis should be established. Following diagnosis, the patient should be genotyped to identify predisposing mutations to give personalized medicine to the patient. The health system policies should include information that affects the health of the population and simultaneously allows for early diagnoses, resulting in a higher survival rate.
- Subjects
MEXICO; LUNG cancer prevention; EARLY detection of cancer; QUALITY of life; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of tobacco; PUBLIC health; HEALTH policy
- Publication
Salud Pública de México, 2016, Vol 58, Issue 2, p274
- ISSN
0036-3634
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.21149/spm.v58i2.7796