Recent trends in incidence, geographical distribution, and survival of papillary thyroid cancer in France. Issue 4 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Colonna, M.; Uhry, Z.; Guizard, AV.; Delafosse, P.; Schvartz, C.; Belot, A.; Grosclaude, P.; the FRANCIM network
• Is Part Of: Cancer epidemiology. Volume 39:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 511
• Page End: 518
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Cancer -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Prevention -- Periodicals; Cancer -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Carcinogenesis -- Periodicals; 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2015.04.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1877-7821

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Time trend analysis of papillary thyroid cancer showed a dramatic increase.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">This increase has slowed down within in recent years, especially at younger ages.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">There is a strong geographic disparity in incidence between areas in France.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">10-years net survival is high and has improved between 1989 and 2004.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>