Sommelet Danièle, Lacour Brigitte, Clavel Jacqueline
CHU, Onco-hématologie pédiatrique-54511 Vandoeuvre les Nancy.
Bull Acad Natl Med. 2003;187(4):711-37; discussion 738-41.
The knowledge of the epidemiology of cancer in childhood is relevant of a strict methodology allowed by the activation of population-based specific registries, case-control and cohort studies. Descriptive epidemiology is a mean of survey and of public health, while analytic epidemiology contributes to define the role of genetic and environmental factors, along with their interaction. The collected data help indirectly to improve the care of the child with cancer and to a better understanding of the carcinogenesis.
儿童癌症流行病学知识与基于人群的特定登记处、病例对照研究和队列研究的启动所允许的严格方法相关。描述性流行病学是一种调查手段和公共卫生手段，而分析性流行病学有助于确定遗传和环境因素的作用及其相互作用。收集到的数据有助于间接地改善对癌症患儿的护理，并更好地理解致癌作用。
