title: [Breast cancer. A historical account, present and future].
abstract: This essay describes the different theoretical constructions of breast cancer models, such as the biological, hygienist-preventive and epidemiological. An anecdotal account of the Hippocratic model is also presented. This disease will be one of the major challenges posed by noncommunicable diseases in coming years, due to a significant increase of life expectancy and to a decrease of the overall annual growth rate-resulting in the ageing of the population-, as well as to lifestyle changes-particularly the considerable decrease of fertility rates and breastfeeding practices-, and to the poor efficiency and effectiveness of breast cancer screening programs. In this context, one of the main challenges for breast cancer control is to secure the multidisciplinary approach offered by public health. After analyzing the different models, we favor the sociomedical model as the one that incorporates several areas of knowledge to formulate an effective response to breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, México.
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Lazcano-Ponce
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tovar-Guzmán
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alonso-de Ruiz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Romieu
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López-Carrillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001942:Breast Feeding; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008327:Mammography; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Cáncer de mama. Un hilo conductor histórico, presente y futuro.