Interventions to improve access to cancer care in underserved populations in high income countries: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Underserved populations both globally and in Canada face serious cancer inequities that result from systemic economic, environmental, and social conditions. These pose barriers in access to cancer care and lead to suboptimal cancer care experiences and outcomes. Knowledge of effective interventions to improve access to cancer care is needed to inform the design of tailored interventions for these populations.

Aim

To identify interventions and programs to improve access to cancer care for underserved populations in high income countries with universal health coverage (UHC) and the United States (US) throughout the cancer care continuum.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review following the PRISMA standards. We searched Medline, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Sco

SUBMITTER: Santos Salas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11573526 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature