Barriers to and enablers of the early diagnosis of breast cancer among women from ethnic minority backgrounds in the UK: protocol for a qualitative evidence synthesis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women of all ethnic groups in the UK. The largest single ethnic groups in the UK are white, Indian, Pakistani, black African and black Caribbean. Previous studies have shown that women from ethnic minority groups are more likely to be diagnosed with more advanced disease at presentation compared with women from white backgrounds which is associated with poorer outcomes. Understanding the factors that prevent or enable women from ethnic minority backgrounds to have an early diagnosis of breast cancer is essential to inform the development of interventions or policies that seek to promote early diagnosis of breast cancer in these groups. This qualitative evidence synthesis will identify and synthesise what is known a

SUBMITTER: Sajjad P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11551988 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature