In France, for the year 2018, the estimated number of new cases of nasopharyngeal cancer was 241 among men and 85 among women. Key points: 5-year age-standardized survival rate of 66%...

In France, for the year 2018, the estimated number of new cases of cancer of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, and the middle and inner ear was 806, including 552 in men and 254 in...

Herbicides are plant protection products used to control weeds. They are used in agriculture and were available for use by the general public until January 1, 2019. They are widely...

As part of the national biomonitoring program, the Esteban cross-sectional study conducted in 2014–2016 measured exposure levels to organophosphate pesticides in the French mainland...

Pyrethroids are synthetic analogs of pyrethrins, natural chemicals found in certain species of chrysanthemum. They were first introduced to the market in the mid-1970s. Today, they are...

Carbamates are a group of synthetic pesticides. They were introduced in the 1950s to replace organochlorine pesticides. The Esteban study is the first to measure carbamate exposure...

The Esteban study provided the first-ever description of exposure to 27 metals measured in urine among children living in mainland France during 2014–2016. Exposure reference values were...

Background: The epidemiology of work-related suicides remains poorly understood in France, despite the issue’s growing prominence in public discourse. An exploratory study had...

Since 2003, the intervention unit of Santé publique France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corsica region has been conducting a descriptive study of thyroid cancer cases and has...

In February 2016, Santé publique France was contacted by a research laboratory located in the Île-de-France region regarding five cases of kidney cancer that occurred among employees...