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Strengthening National Surveillance of Thyroid Cancer in Children and Adolescents: A Feasibility Study
Thyroid cancers are very rare before the age of 15: they account for less than 1% of childhood cancers. An analysis of cases recorded from 1978 to 1997 by French cancer registries...
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Characteristics of Accidents Involving Exposure to Blood in a Pediatric Setting
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Mortality among active-duty French military personnel, 2002–2007
The French Armed Forces consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the National Gendarmerie. Deaths among active-duty military personnel are reported by military physicians to the Armed...
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Monitoring and Evaluation of Perinatal Health in Île-de-France Based on Health Certificates
Introduction - This study evaluates the use of initial health certificates (CS8) for monitoring perinatal policy in the Île-de-France (IDF) region. Methods - Each department in IDF...
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Thyroid Diseases in the SU.VI.MAX Cohort: Estimation of Their Incidence, 1994–2002
Introduction - Thyroid disorders and morphological thyroid abnormalities, such as goiters and nodules, have been identified as potential risk factors for thyroid cancer. Our study aimed...
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Conditions and life events associated with overweight in adults: a gender-specific analysis of data from the SIRS cohort, Greater Paris, 2005
Introduction - The objective of this study, based on the first wave of the Health, Inequalities, and Social Disruptions (SIRS) cohort, is to estimate the association between certain...
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Overweight and Obesity Among Sixth-Grade Students in Public Middle Schools in the Haute-Savoie Department, September 2003
In France, as in all industrialized countries, the prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to rise, among adults as well as children and adolescents. Childhood overweight and...
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Outbreak of gastroenteritis, Isère, November 2002
On November 19, 2002, the Isère Departmental Directorate of Health and Social Affairs (DDASS) was alerted to a high number of cases of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in four neighboring...
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Epidemiological Situation of Cutaneous Melanoma in France and Its Impact on Prevention
Among skin cancers, melanoma represents a significant public health problem in France due to its prevalence, its lethality, and its rise over the past two decades. This article presents...
