This paper presents health outcomes and associated socioeconomic factors of 41 children
admitted to a tertiary care institution in south‐east Nigeria with Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) …

Afican Health Sciences Vol 9 No 4.pmd Page 1 African Health Sciences Vol 9 No 4 December
2009 247 Factors influencing time to diagnosis of childhood cancer in Ibadan, Nigeria *James …

Background: Burkitt Lymphoma is common childhood tumour in sub Saharan Africa but the
lack of centralized database on childhood cancer in Nigeria has made it difficult having a …

We reviewed the scientific literature on Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) in Africa in order to provide
information on the current status of clinical care and the existing research challenges. BL …

All diseases result from our genes and from the environment. This is conventional teaching
for first year medical students: and if the medical school is in Africa it is hard to find a better …

CONTENTS Page 1 Vol. 54, Nos. 5/8 CONTENTS May/August 2008 ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Mortality related to Caesarean section in rural Matebeleland North Province, Zimbabwe …

Introducción. El linfoma de Burkitt no endémico es un tumor de frecuente localización
abdominal, especialmente en niños y jóvenes. Aunque el tratamiento de elección es la …

Background: Major factors of treatment failure in Burkitt lymphoma (BL) in Nigerian children
include drug resistance and the central nervous system (CNS)“sanctuary effect”. A phase II …

Background: Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is the commonest tumour among Nigerian children. It is
reported to be highly responsive to readily available cytotoxic drugs; yet, the outcome of …

Introduction: The burden of childhood cancer is an important child health concern globally.
Several million new cases are diagnosed annually, but the greatest burden is borne by …