Publications by authors named "M Beaubrun-Renard"
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- A new study in the French West Indies examines the connection between chlordecone pesticide soil contamination and cancer rates in Martinique from 2006 to 2019, using a more sensitive contamination indicator.
- This study analyzed data from 23,218 cancer cases, finding that women exposed to higher soil contamination levels showed an increased risk for several cancers, including lung and thyroid cancer, while no significant correlation was observed for breast or prostate cancer.
- The findings suggest that women in Martinique are disproportionately affected by chlordecone exposure, highlighting the need for ongoing research into the environmental impacts of pesticides on public health.
Background: Breast cancer treatments may have impacts on several aspects of sexual health, including psychological, psychosexual, physiological, physical, and relational.
Aim: In this study we sought to assess sexual function and sexual frequency in breast cancer patients 2 years after diagnosis.
Methods: We selected all breast cancer participants from the the French national VIe après le CANcer 2 (VICAN 2) longitudinal study.
Background: A worldwide increased incidence of HM has been marked in recent decades. Therefore, to update epidemiological characteristics of HM in a French West Indies territory, we have performed analysis through Martinique's population-based cancer registry database.
Methods: We included cancer case data, from 2009-2018, coded in strict compliance with international standards set by International Agency for Research on Cancer.
Background: Martinique is the second French Region with the lowest physician-to-population ratio, which may affect waiting times for access to care.
Objectives: To assess (i) factors influencing waiting times from diagnosis to cancer-related treatments in breast cancer women in Martinique, and (ii) the impact of waiting times on patients' survival.
Study Design: Retrospective observational study.
Background: Prostate cancer incidence is highest for Black men of the African diaspora in the United States and Caribbean. Recent changes in recommendations for prostate cancer screening have been shown to decrease overall prostate cancer incidence and increase the likelihood of late stage disease. However, it is unclear how trends in prostate cancer characteristics among high risk Black men differ by geographic region during the changes in screening recommendations.
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