Laurent Castillo· PfE

Nuanced

More than one third of French people with cancer have encountered difficulties accessing medicines

Omissions

• The 34% figure cited refers specifically to French overseas territories (DROM-COM), not to France as a whole
• For mainland France, the same BVA survey from November 2023 shows 22% of caregivers reported difficulties accessing care/medicines
• The data comes from a survey of caregivers (aidants), not directly from patients
• The survey was conducted in November 2023 and published in February 2024 - the MEP could have known this data at the time of the claim
• The source is a joint publication by the Ligue nationale contre le cancer and BVA, not a government statistics office

Sources

• SecondaryLigue nationale contre le cancer - BVA Survey Synthesis (Journées Mondiales 2024)34% of caregivers of cancer patients in overseas territories (DROM-COM) reported difficulties accessing care and medicines; 22% in mainland France