Burkitt lymphoma in the Côte D'Ivoire from 1966 to 1995: a progress report.
METHODS
Eighteen years of experience with Burkitt lymphoma (BL), the most common form of childhood cancer in the Ivory Coast, has been reviewed and the epidemiology analyzed.


RESULTS
BL is more commonly found in wooded areas than savannahs by a factor of 5:1. Despite good responses to cyclophosphamide-based chemotherapy, chances for survival are often dictated by socioeconomic factors that limit optimal care.


CONCLUSIONS
Better public health measures and improved education and socioeconomic conditions are needed if the fruits of earlier and more aggressive therapies are to be gathered.
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Department of Pediatrics, CHU-Bouaké, Côte D'Ivoire, West Africa.
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome