Publications by authors named "L Launay"
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
- The study investigates the link between social deprivation and the incidence of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) among children and young adults in France, showing a correlation between higher social deprivation and increased KRT rates.
- Analyzed data from 2010 to 2015, including 672 children who started KRT, revealing that 38.8% were from the most deprived areas, with higher incidence rates as deprivation increased.
- Results indicate that social health inequalities emerge even at the initiation of KRT, emphasizing the importance of addressing these inequalities in chronic kidney disease management.
Spatial Accessibility to Primary Care in Metropolitan France: Results Using the SCALE Spatial Accessibility Index for All Regions.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
February 2024
Accessibility to care is a major public health issue. Various tools to assess it are available, but they do not solve the problem of scale. Moreover, accessibility is a multidimensional concept that is not taken into account with current tools.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cumulative environmental exposures and social deprivation increase health vulnerability and limit the capacity of populations to adapt to climate change.
Objective: Our study aimed at providing a fine-scale characterization of exposure to heat, air pollution, and lack of vegetation in continental France between 2000 and 2018, describing spatiotemporal trends and environmental hotspots (i.e.