Cáncer de cabeza y cuello: una perspectiva histórica

Autores/as

  • Juan Esteban García-Robledo Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56050/01205498.1590

Palabras clave:

Cáncer de cabeza y cuello, Historia del cáncer, Inmunoterapia, terapia dirigida

Resumen

El cáncer de cabeza y cuello es una entidad cada vez más frecuente, caracterizada por relacionarse con desfiguración facial y generar en los pacientes que lo padecen, no sólo una alta tasa de morbilidad somática sino también psiquiátrica. La historia de este tipo de tumores data de algunos años antes de la era común (también conocida como antes de Cristo) y se extiende, con una evolución progresiva hasta nuestros días, con una aceleración mayor en las últimas 4 décadas. La historia nos muestra como el empirismo, el pensamiento crítico y la lógica de ensayo y error fueron fundamentales en los avances iniciales hacia el diagnóstico y tratamiento del cáncer de cabeza y cuello, en épocas en las que los conocimientos de biología fundamental no eran sino esbozos, y donde incluso algunas teorías espirituales servían como explicación.

Biografía del autor/a

Juan Esteban García-Robledo, Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali

M.D. Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.

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García-Robledo, J.E. 2021. Cáncer de cabeza y cuello: una perspectiva histórica. Medicina. 43, 1 (abr. 2021), 140–151. DOI:https://doi.org/10.56050/01205498.1590.

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2021-04-20

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