Minireview: Situación actual del cáncer de cuello uterino en Ecuador, 2019

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a neoplasm mainly caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is acquired through sexual contact. Cervical cancer is more prevalent in low and middle income countries; 88% of worldwide deaths from this cause, occur in developing countries, such as Ecuador. The ELEVATE project (Early detection of cervical cancer in hard-to-reach populations of women through portable and point-of-care HPV testing), funded by the European Union, seeks to characterize the national context of this disease; with this purpose, we carried out a systematic search for scientific articles and gray literature, produced in Ecuador, using specialized search engines, and virtual repositories from universities and government institutions. KEYWORDS: UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS, HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS, PAPANICOLAOU TEST, PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, ECUADOR