Resultados de las estrategias de prevención de cáncer de cuello uterino implementadas en el Ecuador

Abstract

INTRODUCTION Cervical cancer is a disease that affects thousands of women worldwide, being one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in the gynecological field. In Ecuador, this disease represents a great challenge for public health, since it affects the life quality of many women and their families. Due to this situation, the country has implemented various strategies in order to combat cervical cancer, addressing aspects such as prevention, early detection, treatment and awareness. OBJECTIVE Analyze the results of the strategies implemented in Ecuador to fight against cervical cancer, through an exhaustive evaluation of the policies and programs carried out at national level, in order to understand the repercussion of the strategies for reducing the incidence of this disease, and for improving the life quality of affected women. METHODOLOGY A bibliographic review is carried out, selecting those publications of the last 5 years of systematic review articles type, commentary case reports, meta-analysis and controlled clinical trials through the PubMed platform. CONCLUSION It is necessary for the primary healthcare doctor to know about the strategies for the prevention and timely detection of cervical cancer in order to be able to apply them in their daily clinical practice, and thus help improve the life quality of women