# Óscar Gerardo Arrieta Rodríguez

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## TL;DR

Medical oncologist specialising in lung cancer who directs Mexico's national cancer institute, INCan, in Mexico City.

## Summary

Óscar Gerardo Arrieta Rodríguez is Director General of the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Mexico's national cancer institute and one of the country's National Institutes of Health. He is a medical oncologist and researcher with a longstanding interest in translational research in thoracic oncology, and he founded and led INCan's Thoracic Oncology Unit before his appointment. He was designated Director General in 2023 for the 2023 to 2028 term and was named in that role in a Ministry of Health press release marking the institute's 79th anniversary in November 2025.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-10
- Tags: leadership; clinician-scientist; thoracic-oncology
- Role: Director General of the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan)
- Specialisms: Medical oncology; Thoracic oncology; Translational research

## Sources

- Source: Mexican Ministry of Health press release, November 2025: https://www.gob.mx/salud/prensa/225-instituto-nacional-de-cancerologia-cumple-79-anos-con-avances-tecnologicos-y-mayor-capacidad-de-atencion

## Connected records

- cancers: [Non-small-cell lung cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/nsclc/)
- institutions: [Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (Mexico)](https://onco.cc/institutions/incan-mexico/)

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