Vaccination for cancer patients will be carried out in strict compliance with the programming established on the platform
, reported the Ministry of Health (Minsa).
In a press release, the Minsa indicated that cancer patients will be able to consult this platform from this Friday, June 18, to find out when they should be vaccinated.
He also stressed that the vaccination centers they will only attend to people suffering from cancer who are programmed in Pongo El Hombro. –
In the event that they should be immunized at a vaccination center, they will be asked to have the appointment printed or show it on an electronic device (cell phone, tablet or similar).
On the eve, Health Minister Oscar Ugarte recalled that this Saturday the vaccination process against covid-19 will begin for people who have cancer and HIV in Metropolitan Lima and Callao. –
Peru has registered more than 69 thousand new cases of cancer in 2020, with cervical and breast cancers being the main causes of death, followed by prostate and lung cancer, according to a report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). ), Globocan 2020.
The factors that contribute to the appearance of this disease are smoking, alcohol, poor diet, aging and the excessive use of contraceptive pills.
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