Abstract
Background/Aims: There is growing interest worldwide in primary liver cancer. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of this cancer over a 20-year period in a well-defined French population. Methods: Time trends by 4-year period were studied by sex, age group, place of residence, histological type and associated cirrhosis. Trends were also analysed using the age-period-cohort model. Results: Primary liver cancer incidence in men increased from 7.5/100 000 for the period 1976-79 to 10.2/100 000 for the period 1992-95. The mean annual variation was +2.2% (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 802-806 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Hepatology |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 1998 |
Keywords
- Cancer registry
- Epidemiology
- Incidence
- Primary liver cancer
- Time trends