Leiomyomas in an African Caribbean hysterectomy population considered to be ethnically related to African Americans.

Background: Uterine leiomyoma has been reported to be a worse problematic disease for African American than Caucasian women in the US. Data are almost non-existent for other populations of African ancestry. Our aim was to investigate the hypothesis of an equivalent influence of ethnicity on uterine leiomyomas for women of a French African-Caribbean population.

Characteristics of invasive breast cancer and overall survival of patients eligible for mass breast cancer screening in Guadeloupe compared to those of the preceding age group.

Background: Mass breast cancer screening is offered to French women between the ages of 50 and 74. In the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, where the population is of mostly African ancestry, a low age at diagnosis of breast cancer has been reported, as for African-Americans. This raises the question of whether breast cancer is more aggressive in the age group preceding that eligible for mass screening (40-49) in Guadeloupe.

Fertility, pregnancy outcomes and deliveries following myomectomy: experience of a French Caribbean University Hospital.

Background: Myoma is the most common benign tumor in women of childbearing age, with a high frequency in Afro-Caribbean than in other women. Depending on their number, size and location, myomas are suspected to be a cause of infertility. Conservative treatment by myomectomy is possible for symptomatic patients wishing to preserve their fertility.

Multiple myeloma and pregnancy: a case report and literature review.

Purpose: Multiple myeloma, a hematological malignancy generally affecting elderly people, was diagnosed at the beginning of the pregnancy of a 33-year-old woman. We carried out a literature review in order to evaluate the consequences of this cancer on pregnancy and of pregnancy on multiple myeloma, as to determine the specific follow-up required.

Methods: A systematic search for articles of interest published between 1949 and 16 November 2010 was performed in MEDLINE, SCOPUS and EMBASE, using the words "multiple myeloma" and "pregnancy".