Publications by authors named "J Paofaite"
Objective: To describe the variations in cancer incidence in the population born in French Polynesia (FP) according to the archipelago of birth and to compare this incidence with that of Hawaiians and Maoris.
Methods: Study of data from the Cancer Registry of FP, evacuation files, insurance records, hospital and pathology laboratory files.
Results: The overall world standardized cancer incidence in FP during the 1985-95 period in the populations born and living in FP was 246 per 105 person-years (PY) among women and 244 per 105 PY among men.