Reed D
Natl Cancer Inst Monogr. 1977 Dec;47:61-6.
An analysis of cancer incidence and mortality data indicated that cancer has become one of the five leading causes of death in many of the republics and territories in the South Pacific. The most developed areas had rates that exceeded world averages for malignant neoplasms of the lung, breast, and cervix uteri. The two existing cancer registries are in the Papua New Guinea and Fiji. These registries have documented a number of unusual patterns of cancer incidence that allow casual inferences to be made. Among these are the association of chewing betel nut and cancer of the mouth, and the finding of Burkitt's lymphoma in Papua New Guinea with the same epidemiologic features as in West Africa. These and a number of other unusual patterns of cancer occurrence underline the need and the special opportunities for cancer research in the South Pacific.
对癌症发病率和死亡率数据的分析表明，癌症已成为南太平洋许多共和国和地区的五大主要死因之一。最发达地区的肺癌、乳腺癌和宫颈癌的发病率超过了世界平均水平。现有的两个癌症登记处分别位于巴布亚新几内亚和斐济。这些登记处记录了一些不寻常的癌症发病模式，从而可以进行初步推断。其中包括嚼槟榔与口腔癌的关联，以及在巴布亚新几内亚发现的伯基特淋巴瘤，其流行病学特征与西非相同。这些以及其他一些不寻常的癌症发病模式凸显了南太平洋地区癌症研究的必要性和特殊机遇。
