Rémi Houpert, Thierry Almont, Rostom Belahreche, Mamadi Faro, Jennie Okouango, Mylène Vestris, Jonathan Macni, Olivier Pierre-Louis, Christelle Montabord, Murielle Beaubrun-Renard, Naby Soumah, Martial Boisseau, Jacqueline Véronique-Baudin, Clarisse Joachim
BACKGROUND: A worldwide increased incidence of HM has been marked in recent decades. Therefore, to update epidemiological characteristics of HM in a French West Indies territory, we have performed analysis through Martinique's population-based cancer registry database. METHODS: We included cancer case data, from 2009-2018, coded in strict compliance with international standards set by International Agency for Research on Cancer. We calculated standardized incidence rates, cumulative rate (ages 0-74), and temporal trends for cases and deaths using the global population standard, by sex and five age group...
December 6, 2023: BMC Cancer