Evolution of pleural cancers and malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence in France between 1980 and 2005

The evolution of pleural cancers and malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence in France between 1980 and 2005 was analysed using data derived from the French network of cancer registries (FRANCIM) and the French National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (PNSM). Mesothelioma proportions in pleural c...

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Published in:International journal of cancer 2010-01, Vol.126 (1), p.232-238
Main Authors: Le Stang, N., Belot, A., Gilg Soit Ilg, A., Rolland, P., Astoul, P., Bara, S., Brochard, P., Danzon, A., Delafosse, P., Grosclaude, P., Guizard, A.‐V., Imbernon, E., Lapôtre‐Ledoux, B., Ligier, K., Molinié, F., Pairon, J.‐C., Sauleau, E.‐A., Trétarre, B., Velten, M., Bossard, N., Goldberg, M., Launoy, G., Galateau‐Sallé, F.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
cancer registry
Female
France - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Life Sciences
Male
malignant pleural mesothelioma
Medical sciences
Mesothelioma - epidemiology
pleural cancers
Pleural Neoplasms - epidemiology
Pneumology
PNSM
Registries
Santé publique et épidémiologie
time trends
Tumors
Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum
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Summary:The evolution of pleural cancers and malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence in France between 1980 and 2005 was analysed using data derived from the French network of cancer registries (FRANCIM) and the French National Mesothelioma Surveillance Program (PNSM). Mesothelioma proportions in pleural cancers were calculated by diagnosis year in the 1980–2000 period. Our results suggest that the incidences of pleural cancer and mesothelioma levelled off in French men since 2000 and continued to increase in French women. A decrease of the annual pleural cancer incidence average in men was noticed (−3.4% of annual rate of change) between 2000 and 2005. The proportion of pleural cancers that were mesothelioma was unchanged between 1980 and 2003 with an average of 86%. The age standardised incidence rate of pleural mesothelioma remained relatively stable between 1998 and 2005 with a slight falling trend. For women, the age standardised incidence rate of pleural cancers and mesothelioma increased during the period 1998–2005. Additionally, the proportion of pleural cancers that were mesothelioma increased during the same period of time. Finally, the increased trend observed in the incidence of pleural mesothelioma and cancers in women is credibly due to their under diagnosis in the 1980–1997 period. The comparison between the French incidence and the American and British ones shows that the decreasing trend in incidence of mesothelioma and pleural cancers in French men since 2000 is potentially associated with a lower amphibole consumption and by the implementation of safety regulations at work from 1977.
ISSN:0020-7136
1097-0215
DOI:10.1002/ijc.24711