Publications by authors named "K Hammas"
Background: The impact of geographical accessibility on cancer survival has been investigated in few studies, with most research focusing on access to reference care centers, using overall mortality and limited to specific cancer sites. This study aims to examine the association of access to primary care with mortality in excess of patients with the 10 most frequent cancers in France, while controlling for socioeconomic deprivation.
Methods: This study included a total of 151,984 cases diagnosed with the 10 most common cancer sites in 21 French cancer registries between 2013 and 2015.
Article Synopsis
- Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in people with fair skin but is often underreported, leading to a lack of incidence data globally.* -
- This study analyzed BCC incidence rates in two French regions, Doubs and Haut-Rhin, revealing significant increases from 1980 to 2019, with higher rates among men and older adults.* -
- While the overall rates are still rising, the study notes a slowdown in the growth of BCC incidents post-2000, suggesting changes in BCC management practices.*
Post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer: A population-based cohort study of fecal occult blood test-positive colonoscopies.
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol
February 2024
Background: Data on post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRCs) after fecal occult blood test (FOBT)-positive colonoscopies is scarce (guaiac-based (gFOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT)).
Aims: Evaluate the prevalence and characteristics of PCCRCs in the French gFOBT CRC screening program.
Methods: Retrospective population-based cohort study of all gFOBT-positive colonoscopies performed among individuals aged 50-74 between 2003 and 2014 within the CRC screening program organized in the Haut-Rhin (Alsace, France).
Objective: Imipenem is recommended in patients with chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia. Although alterations of antibiotic pharmacokinetic parameters have been reported in such patients, little data is available on imipenem.
Methods: Prospective, single-center, non-interventional pharmacokinetic cohort study in adults with chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia.
Purpose: In an attempt to understand why cervical cancer (CC) survival is decreasing with diagnosis period among older women in France, this study aimed to estimate the effects of main prognostic factors on net survival in CC according to age.
Methods: French cancer registries databases were used to retrospectively analyze women diagnosed with CC in 2011-2012. Net survival was estimated with the Pohar-Perme method and prognostic factors (socio-demographic, clinical variables, stage at diagnosis, therapeutic management) were analyzed with Lambert and Royston's flexible parametric model.