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Santaballa A, Pinto Á, Balanyà RP, Ramírez Merino N, Martín IR, Grau SS, Fombella JPB, Cano JM, González CH, Bayo J. SEOM clinical guideline for secondary prevention (2019). Clin Transl Oncol 2020; 22:187-192. [PMID: 32006339 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-020-02302-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Cancer is one of the major public health problems in our society. It is estimated that more than 18 million new cases are diagnosed worldwide every year; 280,000 in Spain. Incidence in following a growing trend. This epidemic could be controlled with research into new treatments and, above all, with adequate prevention. Primary prevention could prevent avoid up to half of all cases. For many others, secondary prevention is essential, as it make diagnosis possible in the stages of the disease when it is easily curable. These guidelines present the scientific evidence regarding secondary prevention in tumors in which its use is well-accepted: breast, cervical, colorectal, prostate, lung, ovarian, melanoma, and gastric cancer.
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Affiliation(s)
- A Santaballa
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitari I Politècnic la Fe, Valencia, Avda. de Fernando Abril Martorell, 106, 46026, Valencia, Spain.
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario la Paz, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta, ICO Girona, Girona, Spain
| | - N Ramírez Merino
- Medical Oncology Department, Centro Integral Oncológico Clara Campal (CIOCC), Madrid, Spain
| | - I R Martín
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Rio Carrión, Palencia, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital General de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
| | - J Bayo
- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain
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