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Latin America -The Cancer Burden in Latin America-
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Latin AmericaThe Cancer Burden in Latin AmericaIn Latin America, the majority of the countries are experiencing an epidemiological transition, whereby the disease burden is shifting from infectious diseases to chronic conditions, with a corresponding escalation in rates of cancer. More than 70 percent of cancers are diagnosed when the disease is incurable.
Latin AmericaThe Cancer Burden in Latin AmericaIn Latin America, the majority of the countries are experiencing an epidemiological transition, whereby the disease burden is shifting from infectious diseases to chronic conditions, with a corresponding escalation in rates of cancer. More than 70 percent of cancers are diagnosed when the disease is incurable.
