[Epidemiology of oral cavity cancers in France].

Authors :: Ligier K
Belot A
Launoy G
Velten M
Delafosse P
Guizard AV
Source :: Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale [Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac] 2011 Jun; Vol. 112 (3), pp. 164-71. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 May 23.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Introduction: We had for objective to describe the updated epidemiology of oral cancers in France.<br />Material and Methods: Estimates made from data collected from various French cancer institutions. The distribution by topography, histology, regions, mean age, and specific incidence rates were calculated from the collected data. The survival data was taken from the Francim network studies.<br />Results: Approximately 7000 oral cavity cancers were diagnosed in France in 2005. In 2007, 1746 people died of that cancer. Standardized (world population) incidence rates are respectively, in men and women, 12.3 and 3.0 cases per 100,000 person-years. These cancers have significantly decreased in men: the standardized incidence rate decreased by 43.2% between 1980 and 2005. Among women, the trend is reversed with an increased incidence of 51.7% over the same period.<br />Conclusion: In France, the incidence of oral cavity cancers has been strongly decreasing in men and strongly increasing in women. This trend should be compared to the frequency of the main risk factors: alcohol and tobacco.<br /> (Copyright © 2011. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.)