[Registry of cancers in children in the regions of Provence, the Alps, Côte d'Azur and Corsica. Setting up and evaluation of the year 1984].
Epidemiology is a promising clinical way for research on cancer. A population based pediatric cancer registry was opened since January 1984 in 2 regions of south-eastern France. Its purpose is to analyse childhood cancer incidence and possible variations. A case-control study on risk factors was set up at the same time. Registration procedures and 1984 data are reported. The observed incidence is 11.86 new cancer cases/10(5) children/year.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012042:Registries; D012306:Risk
Registre des cancers de l'enfant dans les régions Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur et Corse. Mise en place et bilan de l'année 1984.