Estimating the incidence of cancers in Switzerland: 1983-1987.

Estimates have recently been made of the incidence of cancers in the countries of the European Community. Similar estimates are given for Switzerland, based on data from the six Swiss cantonal cancer registries, all of which have been operating for at least 12 years. These registries cover Basel, Geneva, Neuchatel, St Gall and Appenzell, Vaud and Zurich, which account for about 50% of the Swiss population as a whole.

[Arthritis of the hip associated with infantile toxocariasis].

A parasitic origin of rheumatological manifestations is only suspected if the patient returns from an endemic area of the world. We report a young girl who developed without travelling, an isolated hip arthropathy simultaneously with a Toxocara infestation. Pathogenesis is discussed.