SOCIAL DISTANCING AND ECONOMIC CRISIS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC REDUCED CANCER CONTROL IN LATIN AMERICA AND WILL RESULT IN INCREASED LATE-STAGE DIAGNOSES AND EXPENSE

Experts from 9 Latin American countries led by Dr. Tabare Vazquez and coordinated by the leaders Drs. Eduardo Cazap (Argentina), Julia Ismael (Argentina), Luiz Santini (Brazil), Bettina Muller (Chile), Carlos Castro (Colombia), Hugo Castro (Guatemala), Suyapa Bejarano (Honduras), Francisco Gutiérrez Delgado (Mexico), Carlos Vallejos Sologuren (Peru) and Lucia Delgado (Uruguay) communicates the Position Paper on cancer and COVID with recommendations on what measures governments and Health Systems should take in the Post-pandemic


Experts from 9 Latin American countries communicate the Document that social distancing and the economic crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced cancer control in Latin America, which will result in an increase in late-stage diagnoses and costs for their care.


El distanciamiento social y la crisis economica durante la pandemia por COVID -19 (reporte resumido)
Social distancing and the economic crisis during the COVID -19 pandemic (summary report)
El distanciamiento social y la crisis económica durante la pandemia por COVID-19 redujeron el control del cáncer en América Latina lo que resultará en un aumento de diagnósticos en etapa tardía y de los gastos de atención (documento de posición)
Social distancing and economic crisis during covid-19 pandemic reduced cancer control in Latin America and will result in increased late-stage diagnoses and expense (position paper)