Publications by authors named "Yvan Bergeron"
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Lung and breast cancer are important in the working-age population both in terms of incidence and costs. The study aims were to estimate the 10-year risk of lung and breast cancer by occupation and smoking status and to create easy to use age-, and sex-specific 10-year risk charts.
Methods: New lung and breast cancer cases between 2010 and 2014 from all 5 cancer registries of Western Switzerland, matched with the Swiss National Cohort were used.
Article Synopsis
- Socioeconomic status (SES) and occupation influence breast cancer (BC) incidence, with higher SES women diagnosed earlier than those of lower SES.
- A study in western Switzerland analyzed 381,873 women and found specific high-status occupations, like legal professionals and social scientists, associated with increased BC risk.
- Results showed that higher occupational skill levels correlate with higher BC incidence rates and a greater likelihood of early-stage diagnosis, indicating a complex relationship between occupation, SES, and breast cancer risk.
Background: An increase in breast cancer (BC) incidence in young women (YW) as well as disparities in BC outcomes have been reported in Switzerland. We sought to evaluate treatment and outcome differences among YW with BC (YWBC). Methods: YW diagnosed with stage I-III BC between 2000−2014 were identified through nine cancer registries.
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- The global impact of occupation-related diseases, particularly in Switzerland, is often overlooked due to a lack of reliable exposure data and specific disease burden estimates.
- The "ExCaLIBur" project was initiated to evaluate occupational data quality in cancer registries in Western Switzerland, focusing on how well occupations are recorded and the strategies for improving data collection.
- Findings suggest that while using a 3-digit coding system for occupations is a reasonable compromise for accuracy, challenges remain in collecting high-quality data due to resource constraints, and future data collection methods may need to incorporate individual occupational history assessments.