Indigenous access to clinical services along the lung cancer treatment pathway: a review of current evidence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer is a deadly cancer. Early diagnosis and access to timely treatment are essential to maximizing the likelihood of survival. Indigenous peoples experience enduring disparities in lung cancer survival, and disparities in access to and through lung cancer services is one of the important drivers of these disparities. In this manuscript, we aimed to examine the current evidence on disparities in Indigenous access to services along the lung cancer treatment pathway.

Methods

A narrative literature review was conducted for all manuscripts and reports published up until July 20, 2022, using Medline, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science. Following the identification of eligible literature, full-text versions were scanned for relevance for inclusion in this review,

SUBMITTER: Signal V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11564377 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature