Humberto Martinez-Cordero, Cynthia Fuentes-Lacouture, Alana von Glasenapp, Camila Peña
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Purpose of review: Health disparities or inequities, which are defined as differences in the quality of medical and healthcare between populations among racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups, have been validated in numerous studies as determinants of survival and quality of life in different diseases, including cancer.Compared to the improvement in overall survival in developed countries in relation to better diagnostic opportunity and novel therapeutic approaches, low and middle-income countries still have significant barriers in accessing these therapies.The potential impact of overcoming these barriers is immense and offers hope for better outcomes.
Recent findings: There is great heterogeneity in the diagnostic and therapeutic approach to multiple myeloma among different latitudes. Latin America has been characterized by important limitations in using the best technologies currently available in developed countries.
Summary: Overcoming health disparities in multiple myeloma in LMICs could help improve survival and quality of life outcomes. Likewise, it is necessary to increase the representation of the Latin population in clinical studies, primarily in our region.
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With its easy-to-digest reviews on important advances in world literature, Current Opinion in Oncology offers expert evaluation on a wide range of topics from sixteen key disciplines including sarcomas, cancer biology, melanoma and endocrine tumors. Published bimonthly, each issue covers in detail the most pertinent advances in these fields from the previous year. This is supplemented by annotated references detailing the merits of the most important papers.
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