ETIOSARC study : environmental aetiology of sarcomas from a French prospective multicentric population-based case-control study-study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sarcomas are rare tumours of connective tissue. The exact overall incidence of sarcomas is unknown due to diagnostic difficulties and the various histological subtypes (over 80 subtypes). However, the apparent increasing incidence of sarcomas suggests environmental causes such as pesticides. Except for some specific factors (ie, ionising radiation, vinyl chloride, dioxin and genetic predispositions) the scientific knowledge on the aetiology of sarcomas is sparse and inconsistent. France is a particularly appropriate country to set up a study investigating the causes of sarcoma occurrence due to the French organisation in treatment and care of sarcoma patients, which is highly structured and revolved around national expert networks. The main objective of the ETIOlogy of

SUBMITTER: Lacourt A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6588955 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature