Access to primary care and mortality in excess for patients with cancer in France: Results from 21 French Cancer Registries

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 m...

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Published in:Cancer 2024-08
Main Authors: Gardy, Joséphine, Wilson, Sarah, Guizard, Anne-Valérie, Bouvier, Véronique, Launay, Ludivine, Alves, Arnaud, Bara, Simona, Bouvier, Anne-Marie, Coureau, Gaëlle, Cowppli-Bony, Anne, Dabakuyo Yonli, Sandrine, Daubisse-Marliac, Laëtitia, Defossez, Gautier, Hammas, Karima, Hure, Florent, Jooste, Valérie, Lapotre-Ledoux, Bénédicte, Nousbaum, Jean-Baptiste, Plouvier, Sandrine, Seigneurin, Arnaud, Tretarre, Brigitte, Vigneron, Nicolas, Woronoff, Anne-Sophie, Launoy, Guy, Molinie, Florence, Bryere, Joséphine, Dejardin, Olivier
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Summary: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.BACKGROUNDThe 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.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. Access to primary care was estimated using two indexes: the Accessibilité Potentielle Localisée index (access to general practitioners) and the Scale index (access to a range of primary care clinicians). Mortality in excess was modelized using an additive framework based on expected mortality based on lifetables and observed mortality.METHODSThis 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. Access to primary care was estimated using two indexes: the Accessibilité Potentielle Localisée index (access to general practitioners) and the Scale index (access to a range of primary care clinicians). Mortality in excess was modelized using an additive framework based on expected mortality based on lifetables and observed mortality.Patients living in areas with less access to primary care had a greater mortality in excess for some very common cancer sites like breast (women), lung (men), liver (men and women), and colorectal cancer (men), representing 46% of patients diagnosed in our sample. The maximum effect was found for breast cancer; the excess hazard ratio was estimated to be 1.69 (95% CI, 1.20-2.38) 1 year after diagnosis and 2.26 (95% CI, 1.07-4.80) 5 years after diagnosis.FINDINGSPatients living in areas with less access to primary care had a greater mortality in excess for some very common cancer sites like breast (women), lung (men), liver (men and women), and colorectal cancer
ISSN:1097-0142
0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/cncr.35519