“People are dying because they have a sexually transmitted virus and they probably don\u2019t even know.”Su Lin Casanova, Co-founder<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Focused on health challenges, Hakken Enterprise decided to develop a urine test for HPV. \u201cOne of the biggest health challenges we have in Mexico is\u00a0increased cancer rates. Breast, cervical and prostate cancer, are very highly occurring types of cancer. What is interesting for us is that cervical cancer is caused by a virus, by HPV, which is completely preventable when taking the right measures. People are dying because they have a sexually transmitted virus and they probably don\u2019t even know.”<\/p>\n The existing tests for HPV are urethral and cytology scrubs. “That is why we created a simpler tool to monitor HPV, which is painless and can be used for men and women. Because all the efforts of the governments are focused on women. Vaccinations, tests, monitoring, are basically focused on women, but HPV also affects men. Maybe it takes a bit longer and maybe doesn\u2019t show for ten or fifteen years, but two things are still happening: men are still spreading the disease and men don\u2019t realize that it is also related to prostate cancer.\u201d Hakken Enterprise focuses on preventive medicine. \u201cWe believe in the power of prevention, rather than trying to solve a problem that is already there. You can save time and money if you focus on prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n The development of the test is almost finished and the start-up is already planning the future. \u201cWe are running our clinical trials right now in Mexico and it will be ready to launch in July of 2018. By then it will be certified in Mexico.\u201d The first priority of the company is delivering the service to public hospitals. \u201cIn doing so, we can reach more people and try to stop cancer before it happens. 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