title: [The frequency of cancer in France: Most recent data and trends].
abstract: We present and discuss recent data on the frequency of cancer in France and on cancer survival. In the male population, the incidence of prostate and head and neck cancers diminishes rapidly and the incidence of the other common cancers: lung and colorectal diminishes less markedly; cancer mortality decreases for most sites. In the female population, the incidence of breast cancer diminishes rapidly, the incidence of colorectal and uterus cancers diminish less markedly and the incidence of lung cancer increases very fast: the mortality trends are similar. Cancer survival has improved in the last 16 years but some of the improvements are an artifact induced by overdiagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Sud, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Biostatistics and epidemiology, Inserm, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France.
authors.forename: Laureen
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ribassin-Majed
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Sud, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Biostatistics and epidemiology, Inserm, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France.
authors.forename: Gwénaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le-Teuff
authors.affiliation: Université Paris-Sud, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Biostatistics and epidemiology, Inserm, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France. Electronic address: catherine.hill@gustaveroussy.fr.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality
keywords: Cancer; Epidemiology; France; Incidence; Mortality; Mortalité; Survie; Survival; Épidémiologie