title: Incidence of hematopoietic malignancies in a well-defined population in France.
abstract: A registration of hematopoietic malignancies was established on January 1, 1980, in order to determinate accurately the incidence and epidemiological features of these diseases in the department of Côte d'Or (population 477,908). Information was collected from various sources (public and private laboratories, hospitals, general practitioners and death certificates). Over a 3-year period (1980-1982), 401 new cases were diagnosed among residents of the department. The crude incidence rates were 32.9/100,000 for males and 23.0/100,000 for females. The corresponding age standardized rates (using world standard population) were 26.1 and 15.9, respectively. The sex ratio was 1.8:1. In males, chronic lymphocytic leukemias, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are the most common hematopoietic malignancies, followed by acute leukemias and multiple myelomas. In females, lymphomas are more frequent than acute leukemias, chronic lymphocytic leukemias and multiple myelomas. Compared to population based registries in other countries, incidence rates are among the highest reported, and are particularly high for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009196:Myeloproliferative Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries; D012737:Sex Factors