Spatial and temporal variations of childhood cancers: Literature review and contribution of the French national registry.
Stéphanie GoujonEvangelia KyrimiLaure FaureSandra GuissouDenis HémonBrigitte LacourJacqueline ClavelPublished in: Cancer medicine (2018)
Several types of childhood cancer displayed some spatial heterogeneity and two large clusters were detected, the origins of which are to be investigated and might include differences in case ascertainment. Overall, the results do not support a sustained increase in incidence rates of childhood cancer in recent years.