French registry of pleural mesothelioma cases FRESH-PEF227-en Françoise GALATEAU-SALLE French registry of pleural mesothelioma cases MESONAT FRESH-PEF227-en 227 FRESH-PEF227 Françoise GALATEAU-SALLE CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE CAEN NORMANDIE (CHU) Epidemiology France Portal (PEF) SANTE PUBLIQUE FRANCE null asbestos other fibers genetics. environment irradiation Oncology Mesothelioma of pleura Healthcare system determinants: Use of care Socio-demographic and economic determinants: Employment Healthcare system determinants Socio-demographic and economic determinants The registry is the kingpin of the PNSM (National Program for Mesothelioma Surveillance) and forms the basic tool of the national system for epidemiological mesothelioma surveillance for the purposes of public health. This surveillance includes in particular: - Estimation of national incidence: an incidence/mortality ratio is established on the basis of data from the départements covered by the registry and applied to national mortality data by age range, whole of France, with men and women considered separately. - Improvement in the anatomopathological diagnosis of mesothelioma - Description of the activity sectors and at-risk professions for mesothelioma in men: the economic activity sectors and professions are grouped according to the degree of pleural mesothelioma risk. - Establishment of attributable fractions: the risk fraction attributable to occupational asbestos exposure in men has been put overall at 83.2% (CI 95%: 76.8-89.6); more in-depth analyses are in the pipeline. - Evaluation of mesothelioma treatment as an occupational disease; this is another branch of systematic analysis because the level of recognition is insufficient overall. null France Individuals Patients population Male Female Young Adult (19 to 24 years) Adult (25 to 44 years) Middle Aged (45 to 64 years) Aged (65 to 79 years) Aged, 80 and over (80 years and more) The cases recorded are of patients living in the départements described below who presented the first signs of pleural mesothelioma from 1998 to the current year. Clinical data Biological data Socio-demographic data CIM0/CIM10/ADICAP Health event/morbidity Health event/mortality Other < 500 individuals Interview with the participant (including clinical) Observational Study Observational Study Morbidity registry 1998-2006 : 1900 (238/an/year) Unknown Restricted access Access on specific project only