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Cancer Barometer: PSA levels are tested in one out of every two men over the age of 50
Despite the lack of evidence supporting its effectiveness, PSA testing is widely performed, most often at the initiative of doctors.
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Epidemiology of Sports and Leisure Injuries in Children and Adolescents
The difficulty in collecting comprehensive data on accidents in daily life in France reflects society’s lack of attention to a phenomenon that nevertheless causes more than 18,000 deaths...
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Epidemiological investigations at a vitamin manufacturing company in the Allier department
In January 2003, the InVS was commissioned by the Ministries of Health and Labor to investigate a possible cluster of kidney cancers at a chemical plant in the Allier department. A...
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Gilly-sur-Isère Incinerator. Key findings from the four local studies. In response to residents’ questions about their health
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Gilly-sur-Isère Municipal Waste Incineration Plant (Savoie). A retrospective study of cancer incidence
The retrospective cancer incidence study conducted around the Gilly-sur-Isère municipal waste incineration plant—initiated amid a crisis following its closure in late 2001—aimed to...
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Study of dioxin exposure among populations living near municipal waste incineration plants. Summary of results
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Lung cancer mortality among women in France: trend analysis and projections from 1975 to 2019.
The objective of this study is to project, for French women, the number of lung cancer deaths and mortality rates by 2019, by age group and for the population as a whole. These...
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Mortality from accidents in daily life in metropolitan France, 2000–2002
Introduction - The objective of this study is to measure and characterize deaths from accidents in daily life (AcVC) in France from 2000 to 2002. Method - The results were derived from...
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The Surge in Scooter Accidents in France (2000–2001)
Although they never really went away, scooters have made a strong comeback over the past two years. The resurgence in usage following the sales boom in 2000 has, unsurprisingly, been...
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Assessment and Monitoring of Lead Exposure Among French Military Personnel in Mitrovica, Kosovo
The city of Mitrovica, located in northern Kosovo, lies at the entrance to a valley where a lead ore processing plant was built. For several decades, this region has been subject to...
