The hospital founded by the gynecologist Clóvis Salgado in 1939 as part of efforts to control cervical cancer was a pioneer in introducing colposcopy in the state of Minas Gerais and establishing a structure specifically for care and diagnosis.
Current building of former Gynecology Hospital. Source: www.ufmg.br/online/arquivos/015012.shtml
According to Vanessa Lana, Postdoctoral fellow in History of Science at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) and professor at Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), at the Hospital of Gynecology, colposcopy was implemented as the main strategy for prevention.
During the mid-twentieth century, colposcopy aroused great enthusiasm among Brazilian physicians in terms of its ability to reduce the mortality associated with cervical cancer in Brazil via early detection.
The hospital became a reference in the dissemination of the use of the Colposcopy in the capital of Minas Gerais. Source: Acervo do Museu de História da Medicina da USP.Links:Projeto História do Câncer – atores, cenários e políticas públicas: http://www.historiadocancer.coc.fiocruz.brEdição da revista “Dynamis – Controlling Female Cancer in South-America“Exposições sobre câncer: http://www.inca.gov.br/exposicoes
Cancer in HCS-Manguinhos:
Cervical cancer in Brazil Despite the dissemination of preventive measures, cervical cancer remains a serious problem in Brazil.
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