A scoping review of the evidence on survivorship care plans among minority, rural, and low-income populations.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Despite recent advances in cancer control and the number of cancer survivors increasing substantially over the past years, some cancer survivors continue to experience disparities due to barriers to recommended survivorship care. The use of survivorship care plans (SCPs) may be a way to help care for these individuals and their respective issues after they complete their primary treatment. The purpose of this scoping review is to understand the evidence on SCPs among minority, rural, and low-income populations: groups that experience disproportionately poorer cancer health outcomes.

Methods

Computer-based searches were conducted in four academic databases. We included peer-reviewed studies published in the English language and conducted in the USA. We systematically

SUBMITTER: Tarver WL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12546521 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature