ArticleBMC cancer2018
Assessment of cancers' diagnostic stage in a Deaf community - survey about 4363 Deaf patients recorded in French units.
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- Factors and mitigating strategies impacting receipt of healthcare by the Deaf community: an umbrella review.BMC health services research · 2026Pooled it
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- The influence of mode of remote delivery on health-related quality of life outcome measures in British Sign Language: a mixed methods pilot randomised crossover trial.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Health literacy of the Deaf community: a scoping review.Journal of deaf studies and deaf education · 2026Article
- Communication barriers for d/Deaf people with cancer: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Population-based cancer screening access needs of disabled people: A qualitative evidence synthesis.Journal of intellectual disabilities : JOID · 2026Review
- Reducing health inequalities in the deaf community: a priority setting exercise.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Cancer Disparities Experienced by People with Disabilities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Evaluation of a specialist cognitive clinic for the Deaf community.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2021Article
- Assessing and Providing Culturally Competent Care in Radiation Oncology for Deaf Cancer Patients.Advances in radiation oncologyReview
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Abstract
backgroundDeaf people represent 0.1% of the French population and their access to public health campaigns is limited due to their frequent illiteracy and the infrequent use of sign language in campaigns. There is also a lack of general health knowledge in spite of the existence of French Deaf Care Units (UASS). The aim of this study is to assess the average diagnostic stage of cancer in the Deaf Community and discuss deafness as a contributing factor.
methodsFour thousand three hundred sixty-three Deaf patients recorded in five UASS, 80 diagnosed between 2005/01/01 and 2014/12/31 were selected from medical records and/or ICD-10 coding. Data regarding cancers were extracted, grouped by stage and compared to literature. Statistical significance was tested with Fisher's Exact Test.
resultsEighty patients were selected. Most cancers were diagnosed at advanced stages: of 11 prostate cancers, 46% were locally advanced and 18% were metastatic. (In the general population, this was respectively 3% and 10.4% (p < 0.01)). Of six colorectal cancers, 67% were diagnosed at stage III and 33% at stage IV. (Respectively 20.6% and 26.6% (p = 0.03) in the general population). In contrast, of the 15 breast cancers, 93% were diagnosed at stages T1-T3 that was earlier than in the general population (p = 0.43).
conclusionIn this study, we observed a delay cancer diagnosis among Deaf people. Complicated and/or non-systematic screening procedures for cancers would be involved. Which is most likely the result of many factors (communication, medical knowledge). Increasing UASS coverage and health information campaigns in sign language could assist in earlier cancer diagnosis.
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