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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2524-177X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista médica del Hospital General de México]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. med. Hosp. Gen. Méx.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2524-177X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Médica del Hospital General de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2524-177X2021000100041</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/hgmx.20000053</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Oncology at general hospital of Mexico. Its origins]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-Lobatón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alfonso]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital General de México &#8220;Dr. Eduardo Liceaga&#8221; Oncology Service ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>84</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>41</fpage>
<lpage>48</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2524-177X2021000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2524-177X2021000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2524-177X2021000100041&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ Objective: The objective of the study was to carry out a review of the birth and evolution of Oncology at the General Hospital of México (GHM), cradle of Oncology in our country.  Background: In 1922, GHM acquired 50 mg of radiobromide, which begins the fight against cancer in Mexico. In 1937, the Oncology Unit (OU) was inaugurated in pavilion 13 and Dr. Ignacio Millán was the first head of service. A decade later, with radiotherapy oncologists Dr. Guillermo Montaño Islas and Dr. José Noriega Limón, surgery oncologists Dr. José Manuel Velasco Arce and Dr. Horacio Zalce Torres, and pathologist Dr. José de Jesús Curiel, the OU becomes the first center dedicated to the treatment of cancer patients and the first Human Resources Training Institution for this purpose.  Evolution: Dr. Montaño and Dr. Rodolfo Díaz Perchez restructure the Radiotherapy Unit and create the Oncology University Specialty. Dr. Héctor Rodríguez Cuevas joined the Service and consolidated the cancer surgery school. Dr. Irma Nora Hidalgo and Dr. Raquel Gerson Cwilich were members of the first generation of clinical oncologists in the OU. Since 2011, comprehensive care for cancer patients has been carried out in a modern building equipped for this purpose.  Conclusions: The GHM begins the diagnostic and therapeutic approach for cancer patients in Mexico. Comprehensive care is, currently, carried out in the latest state-of-the-art facilities.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Mexico]]></kwd>
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