THE UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT CANCER REGISTRY FOR NORTHERN FRANCE 1984-1986

  • 1 January 1988
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 75  (8) , 745-750
Abstract
Northern France is known to have the highest mortality rate for cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (UADT); a UADT cancer registry was therefore set up in this region in January 1984. Three years of meticulous registration provided some significant information. The incidence of UADT cancer was alarming: 4538 UADT cancers in 4403 patients. Most of the patients were males (93.5%). The annual average incidence was 74 per 100,000 males as against 4.8 per 100,000 females. Comparisons with adjusted rates for the European populations (91.3 per 100 000 males, 4.8 per 100,000 females) and the world population (68.3 per 100 000 males and 3.6 per 100,000 females) further justified this conclusion. The accuracy of histopathological diagnosis was high (precise diagnosis in 99.2% of the patients). Squamous cell cancers were the commonest form of tumors (97.8%). Oropharynx (27%), larynx (24%) and the hypopharynx (18%) were the most frequent localizations.

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