Abstract:In the general population, excluding violent deaths, cancer is the first cause of mortality, reaching 24% of the total, followed by cardiovascular disease, accounting for 22% (2) . Due to the advances in sanitary conditions and the use of antibiotics, currently infectious diseases account for only 5% of deaths. Similarly to what occurs with other diseases, both primary and secondary prevention as well as early detection, associated with increasingly more effective therapeutic approaches, constitute invaluable … Show more
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