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© 1975 Oxford University Press

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Cancer of the Oesophagus in Brittany: An Incidence Study in Ille-et-Vilaine*

A. J. TUYNS1,1 and G. MASSÉ2

1 International Agency for Research on Cancer 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69008 Lyon, France
2 Ecole Nationale de la Santé Publique, Avenue du Prof. Léon Bernard 35043 Rennes, France

Reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. A. J. Tuyns

Mortality from cancer of the oesophagus is known to be high in Brittany and Normandy. A morbidity survey was initiated to confirm this finding. A registry was set up in Rennes for the département of IIle-et-Vilaine. In the course of six years (1968–73) 718 cases were entered, 669 males and 49 females; the annual incidence rate for males is 29.4 per 100,000, one of the highest ever described. Most tumours are in the middle third of the oesophagus (49 per cent); 33 per cent are in the lower third. Most tumours were squamous cell carcinomas; 7 per cent were adenocarcinomas. There is an area of high endemicity in the rural areas of the north of Ille-et-Vilaine with rates reaching 60 per 100,000. The relationship with drinking habits is currently being investigated.

Received 18 September 1974


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