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Pestana RC, Lopes David BB, Pires de Camargo V, Munhoz RR, Lopes de Mello CA, González Donna ML, Haro Varas JC, Zapata ML, Cunha Martins CL, Chacon M, Schmerling R, Jesus-Garcia R. Challenges and opportunities for sarcoma care and research in Latin America: a position paper from the LACOG sarcoma group. LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH. AMERICAS 2024; 30:100671. [PMID: 38259252 PMCID: PMC10801304 DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2023.100671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Abstract
As a developing region, Latin America faces unique cancer control and prevention challenges, which are intensified when considering rare cancers, including sarcomas. Sarcomas are a group of malignancies that arise in the connective tissues of the body-such as muscle, fat, nerves, blood vessels, and bones-accounting for a diverse range of tumours that, although rare, require specialized attention. Sarcoma care and research in Latin America require a comprehensive approach that includes deeper epidemiologic knowledge, diagnostic capacity building, access to innovative treatments, increased patient advocacy, and strengthening of clinical research capacity. This article will review current challenges and opportunities for treating patients with sarcoma in Latin America and outline a pathway toward improvement for regional collaborative groups.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roberto Carmagnani Pestana
- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Oncoclínicas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional do Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Hospital Beneficência Portuguesa, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Hospital Sírio Libanês, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- AC Camargo Cancer Center, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional del Cancer Paraguay, Capiata, Paraguay
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Perú
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Instituto de Cancerologia las Americas AUNA, Medellin, Colombia
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional do Câncer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Americas Oncologia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Fleming Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Dasa Oncologia, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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Tirotta F, Desai A. Author response to: Comment on: Assessment of inter-centre agreement across multidisciplinary team meetings for patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma. Br J Surg 2023; 110:1893. [PMID: 37699076 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Fabio Tirotta
- Department of Sarcoma and General Surgery, Midlands Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Sarcoma and General Surgery, Midlands Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Sarcoma Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Moris D, Blazer DG. Comment on: Assessment of inter-centre agreement across multidisciplinary team meetings for patients with retroperitoneal sarcoma. Br J Surg 2023; 110:1892. [PMID: 37699077 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Dimitrios Moris
- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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