Protocolo de prevención del cáncer de mama y ginecológico

Abstract

Prevention strategies are a fundamental part of public health programs to prevent the development of cancer (primary prevention) and increase its early detection (secondary prevention). For breast cancer, secondary prevention programs such as mammography screening in the general population are of note. For cervical cancer, there is opportunistic screening with cervical cytology and human papillomavirus (HPV) testing. Primary prevention includes vaccination strategies to prevent HPV infection and subsequent malignant transformation of the cervical epithelium, which can lead to cervical carcinoma. Other primary prevention measures are risk reduction strategies, such as prophylactic bilateral mastectomy or bilateral salpingoophorectomy in the case of high-risk pathogenic variants within the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome.