Background. There is insufficient research into the state of paediatric oncology in African countries. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to analyse the state of paediatric oncology between 1995 and 2004 in Côte d'Ivoire. Methods. This retrospective descriptive study analysed all patients under the age of 18 who were diagnosed with cancer in Côte d'Ivoire over a period of 10 years (January 1995 -December 2004) with regard to demographics, types of pathology, delay in diagnosis and treatment, treatment modalities, abandonment of treatment and survival rate. Results. Of 405 patients diagnosed with cancer, 331 were included in the study. Burkitt's lymphoma was the most common malignancy (73.6%), followed by nephroblastoma (14.5%) and acute leukaemia (4%). Delay in diagnosis occurred in 38.7% of cases and ranged from 1 to 3 months; the average delay from diagnosis to starting treatment was 18 days. An abdominal mass and swelling of the jaw were the most common clinical presentations. Almost half of the patients (48.6%) were lost to follow-up and over a third (39.3%) died shortly after admission owing to advanced disease. The overall survival rate was 9.4%. Conclusions. Cancer in children in Côte d'Ivoire was dominated by Burkitt's lymphoma. The rate of loss to follow-up of almost 50% is grounds for concern. The overall survival rate of 9.4% is very low, but such figures are not uncommon for African countries. Collaboration within the Franco-African Group of Paediatric Oncology has contributed to improving the management of children with cancer.

Cet article souligne à quel point l´identité argentine au dix-neuvième siècle s’est construite à partir de la négation systématique de l´existence de populations de couleur en Argentine. Il met en relief la résistance socioculturelle des Afro-Argentins – comme communauté vivante qui défend son identité particulière – et contredit leur prétendue disparition de la société locale.
This paper analyses the construction of Argentinian identity in the nineteenth century, partially built on the negation of Black people in the country. Therefore, it explains the sociocultural resistance of Afro-Argentinians, a community fighting for its own specificity and existence.
Este trabajo analiza en que medida la construcción de la identidad argentina en el siglo XIX se realiza a partir de la negación sistemática de la comunidad negra del país. Subraya por otra parte la resistencia sociocultural de los afroargentinos – como una comunidad viva que defiende su identidad propia – contradiciendo las afirmaciones de su desaparición

Le grand développement de la presse qui se produisit en Argentine à partir de 1850 se caractérisa en particulier par l'émergence d'une presse afro-argentine très active, dont l'objectif était de défendre les intérêts de la communauté noire. Cet article essaie de déterminer si les Argentins d'origine africaine prirent conscience du pouvoir de la presse écrite, comme moyen de divulgation de leurs idées. Par ailleurs, il met en évidence les accointances des journaux afroargentins avec la classe politique de l'époque, démontrant ainsi à quel point ils furent instrumentalisés par le pouvoir en place.
El despegue periodístico que se produjo en Argentina durante la década de 1850 vio la aparición de una activa prensa afroargentina defensora de los intereses de la comunidad negra. Este artículo pretende analizar en qué medida los argentinos de origen africano fueron conscientes del poder de la prensa escrita como medio de divulgación de sus ideas. Subraya por otra parte el acercamiento de los periódicos afroargentinos a la clase política convirtiéndose en instrumentos del poder político.
In the 1850's appeared an Afro-Argentinian activist press, which defended the black community interests. In this paper the author tries to evaluate if the Argentinians of African origin realized the full power of the written press as a way of spreading their ideas.Therefore, he explains the conversion of the Afro-Argentinians newspapers as political instruments

El auge periodístico que se produjo en Argentina a partir de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX vio la aparición de una activa prensa afroporteña defensora de los intereses de la comunidad negra. Este trabajo, además de repasar la historia de los periódicos afroargentinos, subraya el papel desarrollado por la élite de ascendencia africana en la promoción de la modernidad entre los suyos, a la vez que explora las posibles bases para una identidad propia en las ideas que diseminaron.

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