title: Cancer prevention in the 21st century: the Preventorium concept.
abstract: The Cancer Preventorium model described here has proven successful in targeting the Hispanic population of a large metropolitan area in the United States to change the point of contact within the health care system from patients with advanced conditions seeking treatment to those screened while presumably healthy to detect disease early.
authors.affiliation: Washington Cancer Institute at Washington Hospital Center, USA. Elmer.E.Huerta@medstar.net
authors.forename: Elmer E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Huerta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004219:District of Columbia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000193:education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult