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Cost of managing abnormal Pap smears and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in France
Persistent infection with oncogenic human papillomaviruses (HPV) is a major risk factor for cervical cancer. Secondary prevention, based on cytological screening, allows for the...
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Carbon monoxide poisoning during the period of heavy snowfall in Creuse, France, January 2007
Background. On January 24, 2007, as severe snowstorms caused numerous power outages, several cases of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning were reported to the crisis unit of the Creuse...
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Mortality Surveillance in France During the Winter of 2008–2009: Preliminary Findings
Introduction - Regular mortality surveillance conducted by the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS) revealed an increase in mortality in France during the winter of...
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Editorial. What risks do the 11 million French people traveling abroad face?
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Post-travel illnesses observed in private practice, France, 2005–2006.
Despite the significance of post-travel illness, all existing studies have been conducted in settings specializing in infectious diseases or travel medicine. We present a prospective,...
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Breast Cancer Screening in France: Practices and Changing Habits Among Women Aged 18 to 75, Health Barometer 2004–2005
Organized breast cancer screening has been available nationwide since 2004. The 5th edition of the Health Barometer, conducted from October 2004 to February 2005, surveyed 30,514...
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Factors Influencing Participation in Organized Breast Cancer Screening: The Fado-sein Study, France, 2006
Objectives - The aim of this study was to describe the reasons for participating or not participating in organized (OD) or individual (ID) breast cancer screening. Methods - This...
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Descriptive epidemiology of colorectal cancer in France.
Descriptive epidemiological data are essential for understanding the prevalence of a disease, its trends over time, and its geographic distribution. All incidence and survival data from...
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Epidemiological evaluation of the pilot program for organized colorectal cancer screening, France, 2007.
Objectives - In 2002 and 2005, 23 departments gradually implemented an organized screening program and invited people aged 50–74 to undergo a Hemoccult® test every two years. The results...
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Factors Influencing Participation in Organized Colorectal Cancer Screening: The Fado-Colorectal Study, France, December 2006–April 2007.
Objectives - The objective of the study was to identify associations between socioeconomic variables and participation in organized colorectal cancer screening (OCCS) and to describe the...
