[Ovarian cancer: incidence and mortality in France].
OBJECTIVE
To describe the ovarian cancer incidence and mortality trends in France from 1980 to 2000.


METHODS
Incidence data were obtained from 9 French departments covered by cancer registries which systematically record all cancers, of which those of the ovary. Mortality data has been provided by INSERM bureau in charge of the analysis of death certificates.


RESULTS
With 4500 incident cases and 3500 deaths for the year 2000 in France, ovarian cancer still shows a poor prognosis. Age adjusted incidence and mortality rates are almost stable over the study period at an annual rate of 9 by 100000 for incidence and 5.5 by 100000 for mortality. However the risk of developing this cancer and the risk of dying from it, steadily decreased for the cohort born in 1930 to 1950, and the beginning of this reduction corresponds exactly to the beginning of oral contraception. We present comparisons between departments and analyze the border-line tumors in parallel with invasive cancers.


CONCLUSIONS
The cancer of the ovary represents only a small part of female cancers (3.8%) in France and its incidence is stable over time, but its prognosis is very bad.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality