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Open AccessThe effect of information on prostate cancer screening decision process: a discrete choice experiment
Prostate cancer screening is controversial because of uncertainty about its benefits and risks. The aim of this survey was to reveal preferences of men concerning prostate cancer screening and to test the effe...
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Influence of social deprivation and remoteness on the likelihood of sphincter amputation for rectal cancer: a high-resolution population-based study
Medical care in rectal cancer is subject to social inequality. According to the last French guidelines, a 1-cm distal margin below the lower pole of the rectal tumor is now considered sufficient. This extends ...
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Open AccessPredictors of adherence to repeat fecal occult blood test in a population-based colorectal cancer screening program
Socio-economic, environmental factors and general practitioner (GP) involvement may influence adherence to repeat faecal occult blood testing (FOBT) of organised colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. The aim of t...
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Open AccessManagement of colorectal cancer explains differences in 1-year relative survival between France and England for patients diagnosed 1997–2004
Few international population-based studies have provided information on potential determinants of international disparities in cancer survival. This population-based study was undertaken to identify the princi...
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I—L’épidémiologie des inégalités sociales en cancérologie
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Open AccessComparison of a guaiac and an immunochemical faecal occult blood test for the detection of colonic lesions according to lesion type and location
We investigated variations in sensitivity of an immunochemical (I-FOBT) and a guaiac (G-FOBT) faecal occult blood test according to type and location of lesions in an average-risk 50- to 74-year-old population...
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Survie des patients atteints de cancer en France: principaux résultats de la première étude du réseau des registres français des cancers (Francim)
Nous rapportons ici les principaux résultats de la première étude de survie portant sur l’ensemble des données des registres de cancers du réseau Francim. Les données de survie de 205 562 cas enregistrés entre...
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Œsophage
L’incidence de la forme histologique la plus fréquente des cancers de l’œsophage, le cancer épi- dermoïde, a très fortement décru ces dernières années alors qu’à l’inverse et comme dans de nombreux endroits da...
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Mésothéliome de la plèvre
Ce chapitre est limité aux seuls mésothéliomes de la plèvre,les autres formes histologiques localisées à la plèvre en étant exclues.La validité de cette distinction est bien entendu limitée par la grande varia...
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Open AccessSocioeconomic and geographic determinants of survival of patients with digestive cancer in France
Using a multilevel Cox model, the association between socioeconomic and geographical aggregate variables and survival was investigated in 81 268 patients with digestive tract cancer diagnosed in the years 1980...
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Open AccessSocial and geographic disparities in access to reference care site for patients with colorectal cancer in France
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social and geographic characteristics and the type of care centre for initial colorectal surgery in France. Patients living far from a referenc...
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Environnement social des patients et prise en charge du cancer en France—l’exemple des cancers digestifs
En France, l’influence de l’environnement social sur la prise en charge des patients atteints de cancer a été fort peu étudiée. Pour autant, bien qu’elles soient rares, les études font toutes le constat d’un p...
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Open AccessSocial and geographical factors influencing the delay in treatment for colorectal cancer
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Cost of diagnostic and therapeutic management of colorectal cancer according to stage at diagnosis in the Calvados Département, France
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Open AccessColorectal cancer after a negative Haemoccult II® test and programme sensitivity after a first round of screening: The experience of the Department of Calvados (France)
Colorectal cancers emerging after a negative Haemoccult II® are described in the context of a first round of mass screening in the Department of Calvados (France), from April 1991 to the end of December 1994. Peo...
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Alcohol, tobacco and oesophageal cancer: effects of the duration of consumption, mean intake and current and former consumption
Numerous epidemiological studies have shown that alcohol and tobacco consumption are the main risk factors for oesophageal cancer in Western countries. In these studies, the consumption of both alcohol and tob...
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Haemoccult test properties according to type and number of positive slides in mass screening for colorectal cancer
Despite encouraging results from recent studies, there is still no consensus to undertake mass screening using the Haemoccult test in the general population. The success of mass screening for colorectal cancer...
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Evolution of Tobacco Consumption By Men in France Between 1930 and 1990
Examining the qualitative and quantitative evolution of tobacco consumption provides both a global appreciation of the effectiveness of preventive measures taken in the past, and an evaluation of the incidence...
