Head and neck cancer risk factors in India: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Demographic, behavioural and environmental factors have been associated with increased risk of head and neck cancer (HNC). We will review published reports and explore connections between risk factors and HNC incidence. This protocol aims to provide strategies for a systematic review and meta-analysis of HNC risk factor analysis in India. It also provides guidelines in order to visualise obtained HNC risk factor data in the form of a heat-map highlighting variations across gender, age and geographical location.

Methods and analysis

We will identify well-established HNC risk factors and perform a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify each risk factor's impact on HNC incidence. A systematic search will be performed to identify the studies a

SUBMITTER: Poddar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6104749 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature