Introduction - This article presents some results from the first survival study based on the combined data from the cancer registries of the Francim network. Materials and Methods - Data...

The Quebec Tumor Registry is a central data collection system designed to record all new cases of malignant tumors—also known as "cancer"—that occur in Quebec, with the aim of ensuring...

Objectives - To describe the relationship between disabling low back pain and socioeconomic status in France. Methods - The data used were from the 1999 HID national household survey for...

Opinions are divided on the impact of population aging on healthcare costs. Some argue that demographic trends over the coming decades will be unsustainable for public finances and will...

The "Epidemiology and Information Network in Nephrology" (Rein) was established to address public health issues raised by treatments for end-stage chronic kidney disease. Its purpose is...

The objective of this study is to analyze the relationship between the incidence of cancer in adults and exposure to air emissions from municipal waste incineration plants. It focused on...

We spend 90% of our lives indoors, and radon is recognized as a carcinogen. In France, however, even among potential stakeholders in radon management, there remains debate regarding its...

The Multi-Source Cancer System (SMSC) is a government initiative whose development has been entrusted to the InVS. It aims to strengthen the cancer surveillance system based on...

The purpose of this article is to provide a framework for explaining how reports of cancer clusters emerge, to outline the investigative approach, and to highlight its limitations,...

Introduction - The National Confidential Survey on Maternal Mortality (ENCMM) aims to compile data on all maternal deaths in order to draw general conclusions about the quality of care....