Cancer mortality in French Polynesia between 1984 and 1992.
A mortality study of French Polynesia in the period 1984-92, although limited by the small population living close to the test sites and the high proportion of deaths attributed to ill-defined causes, found no excess of cancer that could confidently be attributed to the 41 atmospheric test explosions in 1966-74. A study of cancer incidence is planned.
de Vathaire
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National Institute of Health and of Medical Research (INSERM), Unit 351, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
Le Vu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality / Q000639:trends; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000401:mortality; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011114:Polynesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D011847:Radioactive Fallout
D011847:Radioactive Fallout