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Combined Screening for Breast and Gynecological Cancers Using Mobile Clinics: The Barretos Experience (Brazil)

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A mobile clinic is an effective method for providing cancer screening services for women and is particularly suited for women residing in remote locations with limited access to health care. The Barretos experience of providing such services to screen for breast and gynecological cancers is presented in this chapter.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are indebted to: Dr. Edmundo Mauad, head of the Department of Cancer Prevention of Barretos Cancer Hospital, for the constant encouragement and enthusiasm for cancer prevention activities; to Dr Cristovam Scapulatempo, director of the Pathology Department, and his colleagues who provide us with the best support for cytopathological examination; and to all the professional staff of the Department of Cancer Prevention and the professionals that travel in the mobile units for their unflagging commitment to cancer prevention.

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  1. Department of Pathology, São Paulo State University, Dr. Arnaldo Avenue, 455, São Paulo, 01246-903, Brazil

    Adhemar Longatto Filho

  2. Department of Cancer Prevention, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Antenor Duarte Vilela Street, 3113, Barretos, 14784-400, Brazil

    Thiago Buosi Silva, Silvana Rodrigues & Raphael Luiz Haikel Jr.

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  1. Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor Plaza 1, Houston, 77030, Texas, USA

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Filho, A.L., Silva, T.B., Rodrigues, S., Haikel, R.L. (2013). Combined Screening for Breast and Gynecological Cancers Using Mobile Clinics: The Barretos Experience (Brazil). In: Shetty, M. (eds) Breast and Gynecological Cancers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1876-4_10

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