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CerviCusco – Cervical Cancer Prevention

Recently I’ve been working at an American-operated clinic called CerviCusco.  It is a small women’s clinic located in Larapas, a district within Cusco.  Because cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Peruvian women, the goal of the … Continue reading

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Peruvian Drugs

Similarly to the United States, Peru (or at least, the Belen Clinic in Cuzco) also has pharmaceutical salespersons who visit doctors’ offices to give their pitch about the latest and greatest drugs.  So far while I have been working at … Continue reading

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