Publications by authors named "R De Mil"

We conducted a systematic review of a wide range of contextual factors related to cancer screening uptake that have been studied so far. Studies were identified through PubMed and Web of Science databases. An operational definition of context was proposed, considering as contextual factors: social relations directly aimed at cancer screening, health care provider and facility characteristics, geographical/accessibility measures and aggregated measures at supra-individual level.

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Some of the inequality in uterine cervical cancer (UCC) screening uptake are due to the socioeconomic deprivation of women. A national organized screening programme has proven to be effective in increasing the uptake, but may increase socioeconomic inequality. Therefore, we compared inequality in uptake of UCC screening between two French departments, one of which is experimenting an organized screening programme.

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Introduction: The purpose of our study was to evaluate the benefit of bilateral inferior alveolar nerve block (BIANB) in managing postoperative pain, nausea and vomiting and opioid and antiemetic consumption in mandibular osteotomy.

Material And Methods: 51 patients operated for bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) were included in this prospective randomized controlled, double-blind, superiority trial. In the first group (n = 25), standard protocol was applied (general anesthesia and postoperative multimodal analgesia).

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Social inequalities constitute a major obstacle to the social and economic cohesion of a country, particularly those affecting the health field. In the field of cancer screening, the current situation is that of a social gradient of participation and strong territorial inequalities. This paper reports on the results of two interventional investigations to add incentives to the existing device to provide screening tests for specific populations.

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Background: Breast cancer is the leading cancer in terms of incidence and mortality among women in France. Effective organized screening does exist, however, the participation rate is low, and negatively associated with a low socioeconomic status and remoteness.

Objectives: To determine the cost-effectiveness of a mobile mammography (MM) program to increase participation in breast cancer screening and reduce geographic and social inequalities.

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