کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3929784 1253238 2007 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Testicular Cancer Variations in Time and Space in Europe
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Testicular Cancer Variations in Time and Space in Europe
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesTesticular cancer (TC) is the most common malignancy in young men. A review of all published articles on TC incidence revealed an increased incidence in Northern and Central Europe. We extended the analysis to the whole of Europe by using all data available, notably from registries.MethodsWe performed a PubMed search and selected articles dealing with TC incidence. We obtained additional information from data of European registries through the eight volumes of the Cancer Incidence in Five Continents, IARC Scientific Publications.ResultsSince the Second World War, TC incidence has been increasing in nearly all European countries. It has doubled in several countries, including France, since 1970. We observed that the increase followed a gradient: the highest rate is centred in Denmark and Germany, and decreases progressively in a centrifugal manner.ConclusionsTC incidence is increasing throughout Europe, but wide discrepancies exist between the different countries. The reasons for such a phenomenon are still unclear although environmental factors are strongly suspected, which could have an impact on male fertility. From a public health perspective, further research using cases collected through national and regional population-based registers and case-control studies must be strongly encouraged.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Urology - Volume 51, Issue 3, March 2007, Pages 621–628
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