Introduction
Foreword
Introductive chapter: The context of tropical Medicine
PUBLIC HEALTH ASPECTS
Geography and socioeconomics of the tropical areas
Epidemiology of cancer in the tropical areas
Management of cancers in countries with limited resources
Access to Expensive drugs and Ethical considerations
Precarity, social organization and outcome on cancer management in the tropical areas
Cancer screening and prevention in the tropical areas
Pathology and cancer research
Cancer perception in different cultures of the tropical areas ; Cross-cultural mediation
Cancer clinical trials in the tropical area
BASIC SCIENCE BACKGROUND
Spectrum of cancers due to micro-organisms (virus, bacteria, parasites)
HIV and cancer; scientific background: Epidemiology and mechanism of carcinogenesis of the retrovirus HIV
HTLV1 and cancer; scientific background: Epidemiology and mechanism of carcinogenesis of the retrovirus HTLV1
Hepatitis virus scientific background : Epidemiology and mechanism of carcinogenesis of the virus HBV
Hepatitis virus scientific background : Epidemiology and mechanism of carcinogenesis of the virus HCV
EBV and cancer; scientific background: Epidemiology of EBV and mechanisms of carcinogenesis
HPV and cancer; scientific background: Epidemiology and mechanism of carcinogenesis of the virus HPV
HHV8 and cancer; scientific background: Epidemiology and mechanism of carcinogenesis of the virus HHV8
Parasites and cancer: Epidemiology and mechanism of carcinogenesis of schitosoma
Helicobacter and cancer: Epidemiology of Helicobacter Pylori and mechanisms of carcinogenesis
HEMOPATHIES
ATL (lymphoma et leukemia)
Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type
High-grade lymphomas: Diffuse large B-cells lymphomas (with a special paragraph on CNS lymphomas)
High-grade lymphomas: Burkitt lymphoma; Physiopathology and treatment of EBV associated lymphomas
Mantle cell lymphoma
Indolent lymphomas, follicular lymphomas, HVC associated marginal zone B-cell lymphomas and Waldenström disease
Chronic myeloproliferative syndroms
Myelodysplasic syndroms
Acute leukemias
CANCERS
Breast cancer
Cervix cancer
Oesophageal cancer
Gastric cancer
Colorectal cancer
Hepatocarcinoma
Cholangiocarcinoma
Pancreas cancer
Lung cancer
Head and neck cancers
Bladder cancer
Prostate cancer
Renal cancer
Cutaneous cancers (including melanoma)
Ovarian cancer
Endometrial cancer
Cancer of the penis, anus and vulva
Gestational trophoblastic tumors
CNS tumors
Thyroid cancer
Uncommon cancers
CANCER TREATMENT IN TROPICAL AREAS
Pediatric oncology
Geriatric oncology
Surgery
Radiotherapy
Medical treatments (chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted drugs)
HIV and cancer treatments
Supportive cares
Palliative cares.