[Twelve years of working of Brazzaville cancer registry].

The Brazzaville cancer registry was created in 1996 with the support of the International Agency Research against Cancer (IARC) which is located in Lyon, France. The Brazzaville cancer registry is a registry which is based on population which records new cancer cases occurring in Brazzaville by using Canreg 4.0 Software.

[Arrival of patients at advanced stage: tempting to identify responsibility].

Justification: In many publications on cancer in Africa, the majority of patients were seen in advanced stages (III or IV) during the first consultation. So, it was important to look for factors that explain this situation.

Methods: A survey by questionnaire was made in our Medical Oncology Department of University Teaching Hospital of Brazzaville from January to October 2010.