test
Search publications, data, projects and authors

Thesis

French

ID: <

10670/1.2vhy0h

>

Where these data come from
Support for reproductive health of women in oncology care in the French West-Indies : epidemiological aspects for the structuring of an inter-regional sector

Abstract

In oncology, diagnostic and therapeutic advances have allowed a significant improvement in survival rates at the cost of an alteration of the reproductive health of patients due to the gonadotoxicity of the treatments. The attention given to the quality of life during and after cancer has become a major issue of care and particularly includes issues related to sexual and fertility disorders, especially among young women. Strategies for preserving reproductive health before treatment initiation must now be an integral part of the multidisciplinary management of women's cancer. The epidemiological and clinical evaluation of these strategies is essential to improve the supply of care. However, the use of these strategies had not yet been evaluated in the French West Indies.This thesis project, based on four studies, tried to resolve this issue by realizing an inventory of recourse and needs in the preservation of female reproductive health in a context of cancer in the French West Indies (Martinique, Guadeloupe). The different parts of this work have been promoted through scientific publications presented in this manuscript.A first study looked at care pathways and networks for the preservation of reproductive health in the world. This study has defined the international landscape of organizational models and the chain of coordination for the preservation of reproductive health around the world for cancer patients. It brings arguments to reduce disparities in access to care for young women survivors of cancer around the world. A second study focused on exploring the epidemiology of women's cancers and proposed an estimate of the population concerned by fertility preservation in the French West Indies. The third study is dedicated to a review of the practices of preservation of reproductive health in the French West Indies by highlighting the experience of CECOS-Caraïbe in the preservation of female fertility and by the realization a practice survey conducted among doctors involved in the oncological management of young women in the French West Indies. Finally, the last part explored the management of cancers associated with pregnancy in the French West Indies. This study has highlighted the real therapeutic challenge represented by these rare cancers, requiring regional and interregional collaborative work.The analysis of our results made it possible to show that the organization of care in the preservation of fertility in the French West Indies remains to be structured and improved on several points: access to care, information of the patients, the identification of oncofertility referrals, training of professionals, interaction between the centers of medical assistance to procreation and oncology services.To meet these needs, innovative solutions are possible in order to network the different actors. The project Intercaribbean Network Cancer and Reproductive Health is an e-health project aimed at structuring the path of care of young cancer patients residing in Martinique and Guadeloupe, to build an inter-regional cooperation course that can cope with the constraints territorial. It also involves carrying out research projects on the theme of the preservation of reproductive health in our regions with the aim of improving the quality of life of young survivors living in the French West Indies.

Your Feedback

Please give us your feedback and help us make GoTriple better.
Fill in our satisfaction questionnaire and tell us what you like about GoTriple!