[Evaluation of the transfer of Algerian children with cancer to the Léon-Bérard center (1984-1987)].

From 1984 to 1987, 80 pediatric oncology patients were transferred from Algeria to the centre Léon-Bérard (Lyon, France). Diagnoses were mainly lymphomas neuroblastomas and bone tumours (75% of the total number of cases). Survival (39% at 46 months), number of hospitalization days (12,655) and cost (29,324,254 FF) were calculated. These costs were compared with the mean annual public health allocation per capita in Algeria and with the French limitations on accepting transfer of spending money for children from abroad. New directions are suggested to improve the efficiency of these transfers to optimize the use of limited resources in both countries and to increase survival of individual patients.