The French Early Breast Cancer Cohort (FRESH): A Resource for Breast Cancer Research and Evaluations of Oncology Practices Based on the French National Healthcare System Database (SNDS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death in women. The French National Cancer Institute has created a national cancer cohort to promote cancer research and improve our understanding of cancer using the National Health Data System (SNDS) and amalgamating all cancer sites. So far, no detailed separate data are available for early BC.

Objectives

To describe the creation of the French Early Breast Cancer Cohort (FRESH).

Methods

All French women aged 18 years or over, with early-stage BC newly diagnosed between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2017, treated by surgery, and registered in the general health insurance coverage plan were included in the cohort. Patients with suspected locoregional or distant metastas

SUBMITTER: Dumas E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9179405 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature