Avances En La Prevención De Cánceres Atribuidos A Agentes Infecciosos

English Title

Advances on the prevention of cancers attributed to infectious agents

Authors

Joseph Alburqueque Melgarejo, Instituto de Investigación de Ciencias Biomédicas, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Lima-PerúFollow
Juan Carlos Roque Quezada
Claudia Saldaña Díaz

English Keywords

cancers of infectious origin, cancer attributed to infectious agents, infections and cancer

Abstract

Actualmente los canceres de origen infeccioso representan un problema de salud pública, especialmente en países subdesarrollados. Esta carta al editor está enfocada en la prevención de estas neoplasias a diversos niveles.

English Abstract

Currently, cancers of infectious origin, represent a public health problem, especially in emergent countries. After its discovery more than 50 years ago, arduous efforts have been made to identify the agents involved, their routes of transmission and their carcinogenesis mechanisms, in order to develop effective prevention measures.

Recommended Citation

Alburqueque Melgarejo, Joseph; Roque Quezada, Juan Carlos; and Saldaña Díaz, Claudia (2020) "Avances En La Prevención De Cánceres Atribuidos A Agentes Infecciosos," Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana: Vol. 20: Iss. 4, Article 34.
Available at: https://inicib.urp.edu.pe/rfmh/vol20/iss4/34