Breast cancer policy in Latin America: account of achievements and challenges in five countries.

Background: The recent increase of breast cancer mortality has put on alert to most countries in the region. However it has taken some time before breast cancer could be considered as a relevant problem. Only in recent years breast cancer has been considered a priority in some Latin American countries and resources have been mobilized to confront the problem at the institutional level.

[Strategies by Mexican migrants in the USA to seek health care].

Objective: To identify the strategies used by Mexican migrants to access health services in the U.S. and Mexico.