[Hyperthyroidism in Chad and its treatment. 16 cases of which 10 were treated surgically in 1984-1985 in N'Djamena].

Sixteen patients with thyrotoxicosis were admitted during a period of eighteen months (1984-1985) in Central Hospital of N'Djamena (Chad). Clinical features, laboratory investigations are reported. Ten patients had a surgical treatment:subtotal thyroidectomy.

[Carriage of HBs antigen in New Caledonia. Study according to ethnic group].

Owing to 2,772 New Caledonian blood donors and pregnant women, a study was made of the salient features of the H. B. s.

Cancer incidence in the islands of the Pacific.

The South Pacific Commission Cancer Registry has been operational since 1977, and reasonably complete cancer incidence rates are available for New Caledonia, Fiji, Micronesia, the Cook Islands, and Niue. In addition, less complete reporting is available from American Samoa, Papua New Guinea, and French Polynesia. Cancers of the lung, oral cavity, esophagus, liver, and cervix are potentially preventable but prevalent in many Pacific island countries.