[Incidence and prevalence estimations for breast and colorectal cancer in the Picardy region].
OBJECTIVE
To provide incidence and prevalence data on breast and colorectal cancer in the Picardie area of France.


METHODS
An age-period-cohort method was used to estimate regional incidence and prevalence of cancer from regional cancer mortality data and patient survival data recorded in the Somme Cancer Registry.


RESULTS
European standardized breast incidence for 1998 was 110 per 100000 inhabitants. The incidence for colorectal cancer was 67 per 100000 for men and 47 per 100000 for women. Prevalence was 9656 for breast cancer and 6283 (2941 for men and 3342 for women) for colorectal cancer. Incidence of breast cancer increased considerably (80.9%) between 1979 and 1998.


CONCLUSIONS
These results provide data on breast cancer and colorectal cancer which are useful for planning demand for healthcare or medical surveillance in the Picardie area.
Peng
J
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Registre des Cancers de la Somme, Bât. de Santé Publique, CHU Nord, 80054 Amiens Cedex 1, France.
Ganry
O
O
Tramier
B
B
Dubreuil
A
A
Raverdy
N
N
Thulliez
A
A
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002423:Cause of Death; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020380:Needs Assessment; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015995:Prevalence; D012042:Registries; D017678:Sex Distribution; D015996:Survival Rate