European Journal of Epidemiology
Volume 16, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 661-667

Cancer registry of French Polynesia: Results for the 1990-1995 period among native and immigrant population (Article)

Gleize L. , Laudon F.* , Sun L.Y.K. , Vathaire C.C.-D. , Vu B.L. , De Vathaire F.
  • a Direction de la Santé Publique, Papeete, Polynésie Française, 78116 Le Vésinet Cedex, France
  • b Direction de la Santé Publique, Papeete, Polynésie Française, 78116 Le Vésinet Cedex, France
  • c Direction de la Santé Publique, Papeete, Polynésie Française, 78116 Le Vésinet Cedex, France
  • d Office de Protection Contre les Rayonnements Ionisants (OPRI), 78116 Le Vésinet Cedex, France
  • e Unité de Recherche en Epidémiologie des Cancers (U521), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Institut Gustave Roussy, rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France
  • f Unité de Recherche en Epidémiologie des Cancers (U521), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Institut Gustave Roussy, rue Camille Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif Cedex, France

Abstract

We present the data of the Cancer Registry of French Polynesia (FP) for the 1990-1995 period, highlighting the difference between the incidences among inhabitants born in FP and in immigrants. A total of 1606 incident cases of cancer were registered during the 6-year period from 1990 to 1995, about 90% of which were histologically confirmed. Among these incident cases, 1361 occurred in native French Polynesians (FPs) and 245 in immigrants. Overall cancer incidence was found to be very slightly higher among women in the native population (209/105) than among immigrants (191/105), and lower among men in the native population (186/105) than in the immigrants (241/105). Cervix, corpus uteri, and thyroid cancer incidence rates were higher among women born in FP than among immigrant women. In contrast, colorectal cancer and melanoma incidences rates were lower, and colorectal dancer was similar. Laryngeal cancer incidence was higher among men born in FP than among immigrant men. In contrast, cancers of the oral cavity, colon and rectum, prostate gland, bladder and melanoma were less frequent. This first report, based on the data from the Cancer Registry of French Polynesia, shows high cancer incidence rates in females and low incidence in males born in FP, as compared to those recorded in France; and low cancer incidence rates, as compared to New Zealand Maoris and Hawaiians. For certain cancers, for example colorectal cancer, the incidence in the immigrant population seems to be between that of the native FP population and that of the population living in France, and lower than in New Zealand Maoris and Hawaiians.

Author Keywords

Cancer registry South Pacific Natives/Immigrants French Polynesia Cancer incidence

Index Keywords

immigrant polynesia Registries France prostate cancer Data Interpretation, Statistical Neoplasms human sex difference middle aged Cohort Studies colorectal cancer Aged melanoma Humans Adolescent Infant, Newborn male female Infant Child, Preschool thyroid cancer uterus cancer larynx cancer cancer registry bladder cancer Article adult uterine cervix cancer mouth cancer Sex Factors Age Factors New Zealand Emigration and Immigration cancer incidence Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0033792631&doi=10.1023%2fA%3a1007641009097&partnerID=40&md5=4529deb2e4586e39acef1d1c8a3d764f
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007641009097
ISSN: 03932990
Cited by: 26
Original Language: English