{"id":5336,"date":"2020-10-01T10:40:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T08:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.axa-eco.votre-projet.com\/?p=5336"},"modified":"2025-11-01T22:23:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:23:00","slug":"pink-october-not-enough-information-about-cancer-french-people-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/en\/actualites\/pink-october-not-enough-information-about-cancer-french-people-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink October : Not enough information about cancer, French people say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wysiwyg \">\r\n<p>The 7th annual cancer awareness survey by Institut Curie (1) has shown that people in France feel they aren\u2019t sufficiently informed about cancer risk factors, prevention, and treatment and its costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"row post-columns\">\r\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Article-Octobre-Rose3-768x513-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" >    <div class=\"column-content\">\r\n        <div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_empty_space\">The Eiffel Tower lit up in pink on October 1 to officially kick off the national month of breast cancer awareness, Pink October. As was confirmed by the latest findings of the Observatoire Cancer survey conducted by the Institut Curie, there is still much work to be done to raise awareness : <strong>more than half of the respondents said they did not have enough information about cancer prevention, screening, and treatment and its costs.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n                                <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"space\">\r\n            <div class=\"laptop-only\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"mobile-only\" style=\"height: 15px\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"pe-section pb-0 pt-0\">\n        <h1 class=\"post-title fz-40\" id=\"poor-awareness-of-risk-factors\">Poor awareness of risk factors<\/h1>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg \">\r\n<p><strong>Insufficient knowledge about cancer can have significant consequences :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Although most respondents recognized smoking, alcohol consumption and UV exposure as risk factors,<\/li>\n<li><strong>barely half knew that an unhealthy diet, being overweight and not getting enough exercise could increase the cancer risk,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>while factors such as exposure to hepatitis B and C viruses or fine particle pollution were only mentioned by a third of respondents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n    <div class=\"pe-section pb-0 pt-0\">\n        <h1 class=\"post-title fz-40\" id=\"a-fear-of-occupational-cancers\">A fear of occupational cancers<\/h1>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg \">\r\n<p>Whereas only 3.6% of cancers have a work-related origin, according to the French National Cancer Institute (INCA), more than a third of working respondents consider themselves exposed to occupational cancer risk.<br \/>\nIn fact,\u00a0<strong>an estimated 2.6 million employees are exposed to at least one carcinogen (2).<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Article-Octobre-Rose2-1920x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Article-Octobre-Rose2-1920x500-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Article-Octobre-Rose2-1920x500-1-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Article-Octobre-Rose2-1920x500-1-1024x267.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Article-Octobre-Rose2-1920x500-1-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Article-Octobre-Rose2-1920x500-1-1536x400.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n    <div class=\"pe-section pb-0 pt-0\">\n        <h1 class=\"post-title fz-40\" id=\"more-coverage-than-they-expect\">More coverage than they expect<\/h1>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg \">\r\n<p><strong>A third of respondents were unaware that the French national health insurance system covers the full cost of cancer treatment.<\/strong>\u00a0Lack of awareness was even greater regarding innovative treatments such as immunotherapy and nanomedicine, which are also fully covered by France\u2019s basic health insurance, as long as the treatment has been prescribed through a clinical trial and has obtained a marketing authorization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A company\u2019s group employee benefits policy may offer additional coverage.<\/strong>\u00a0Employees should check with their employer to find out if they are entitled to benefits such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Payment of a lump sum<\/strong>\u00a0(to cover related expenses, such as the purchase of a wig),<\/li>\n<li><strong>A second medical opinion,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>At-home care<\/strong>\u00a0(domestic assistance, home health care, childcare),<\/li>\n<li><strong>Psychological counseling,<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axa-assurancescollectives.fr\/en\/sante-prevoyance-dependance\/back-to-work-assistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back-to-work support services<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"space\">\r\n            <div class=\"laptop-only\" style=\"height: 20px\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"mobile-only\" style=\"height: 20px\"><\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wysiwyg \">\r\n<p>(1) Observatoire Cancer Institut Curie, a survey of 1,002 people aged 18 and over and published on September 9, 2019<br \/>\n(2) According to the BEH, a weekly epidemiological bulletin published by Sant\u00e9 Publique France, the French national public health 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