“…Like other Peruvian physicians at the time, he supported enrolling a broad coalition of State health agencies, physicians, and lay people in campaigns to broadcast the early signs of the disease. This paper focuses on such public outreach, a topic which is drawing more attention (Buschini, 2014;Carrillo, 2010;Teixeira et al, 2007) among the multifaceted historiography of cancer in Latin America (Lana, 2016;Eraso, 2014;Cuperschmid et al, 2014;Teixeira et al, 2011;Andrade et al, 2010;Eraso, 2010;Mejía, 2008).…”