Epidemiology of bone metastasis in France between 2009 and 2018.

ABSTRACT: Bone is the third most frequent metastatic site, and bone metastases (BM) are responsible for severe skeletal complications requiring dedicated care. There is no recent BM epidemiology data. This study aimed to describe incident BM patients in France between 2009 and 2018. We accessed the general sample of beneficiaries from the French health insurance reimbursement database. The algorithm identified new adult BM patients through the BM hospitalization code or through codes reflecting the onset of a skeletal-related event (SRE): severe bone pain, pathologic fracture, spinal compression, or hypercalcemia, in patients with a diagnosis of cancer. Patients with primary sarcoma or with prevalent BM during the 3 yr preceding the inclusion date were excluded. A total of 6663 new BM patients over

SUBMITTER: Marchal C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278271 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature