Publications by authors named "S Ulric-Gervaise"
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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.
Purpose: Managing high-grade endometrial cancer in Martinique poses significant challenges. The diversity of copy number alterations in high-grade endometrial tumors, often associated with a TP53 mutation, is a key factor complicating treatment. Due to the high incidence of high-grade tumors with poor prognosis, our study aimed to characterize the molecular signature of these tumors within a cohort of 25 high-grade endometrial cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: 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.
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- The study analyzes breast cancer survival in women from Martinique between 2008-2017, focusing on various prognostic factors such as demographics, cancer stage, and hormone receptor status.
- A total of 1,708 patients were included, revealing a median age of 57 years, with 20.9% diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and one-year overall survival (OS) rates of 95.2%, dropping to 80.1% at five years.
- The findings highlight that metastatic disease, TNBC, HR+/HER2- status, and age over 75 significantly increase the risk of death, marking it as a crucial study for understanding breast cancer outcomes in this region.
Urological Cancers in French Overseas Territories: A Population-Based Cancer Registry Pooled Analysis in Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana (2007-2014).
J Epidemiol Glob Health
September 2022
Purpose: Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in the Caribbean. We present world-standardized incidence (WSI) and mortality (WSM) rates for urological cancers for French overseas territories.
Materials And Methods: Standardized incidence ratio (SIR) and standardized mortality ratio (SMR) were calculated for 2008-2014, 2007-2014 and 2010-2014 in Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana.