Global & Disaster Medicine

Mastectomies surge in Venezuela due to unaffordability of 21st Century medical care

August 11th, 2018

Lancet

“…..Today’s standard treatments allow women to preserve their breasts through complementary chemotherapy, radiology, and hormonal treatments (for hormone-driven cancer). But Venezuela’s public health system no longer offers these treatments, and with the average Venezuelan earning $1 a month, they are out of reach for most. Surgeons are incredulous at the excessive number of mastectomies coming through their hospitals; at one facility, mastectomies are up 30-40% in 5 years.….”

This entry was posted on Saturday, August 11th, 2018 at 3:43 am and is filed under Women issues .
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