Surgical Oncologist
Oncare Cancer Center, Mexico
Alethia Alvarez-Cano MD. Surgical Oncologist ONCARE Cancer Center. Monterrey NL, Mexico.
Dr. Alethia Alvarez-Cano graduated from UANL Medicine School in 2007, did a specialty in General Surgery at the state University Hospital from 2009 to 2014 where she was the first woman to be Chief Resident. After, graduated from the Mexico´s National Cancer Institute Surgical Oncology fellowship. She worked for 2 years as attending physician at the Monterrey University Hospital and currently works in a private oncologic group in northern Mexico. She continues to collaborate as external participant in research with the Skin and Soft Tissue Department at Mexico´s NCI. She has coauthored 11 publications in indexed journals, 2 book chapters and presented posters at SSO and ESSO annual meetings and has been a speaker at national meetings. Participated in the 2019 Mexican Breast Cancer Consensus and currently is collaborating in the Mexican Melanoma Consensus. She is an active member of the Mexican Society of Oncology and SSO. Currently is coordinator of the Women in Oncology committee of the Mexican Society of Oncology. Her primary areas of interest are Melanoma, Sarcomas, Breast, and regional cancer therapies, also a prehabilitation and perioperative nutrition fan.