Objective - To compare the risk of maternal death among foreign-born women with that of French women and to examine whether the quality of care received by women who died differs by...

During veterinary inspections, freshwater fish have occasionally been found to contain levels of chemical pollutants exceeding the permissible limits for human consumption. This...

For the second time, a survey conducted in parallel with the 2003 SUMER survey—and carried out in accordance with the principles of occupational questionnaire analysis by an industrial...

The French Network of Cancer Registries (Francim), the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance (InVS), the Biostatistics Department of the Hospices Civils de Lyon (HCL), and...

The number of cancer deaths is rising in France. This increase is due to a combination of population growth, changes in the age structure of the population, and changes in the risk of...

Objective - To conduct a study of premature mortality (occurring before age 65) on a cohort drawn from INSEE’s Permanent Demographic Sample (a sample representative of the French...

Here we report the main results of the first survival study based on the combined data from the cancer registries of the Francim network. Survival data for 205,562 cases registered...

Introduction - Epidemiological surveillance of drug use among adolescents and young adults is a priority for public authorities. This report summarizes the most recent findings...

Human reproduction is a particularly sensitive biological function. For several decades, changes in reproductive functions have been reported in humans, contributing to the interest...