Lung cancer awareness and palliative care interventions implemented in low-and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer is the most diagnosed cancer worldwide. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), lung cancer is often diagnosed at a late stage due to poor knowledge and awareness of its signs and symptoms. Increasing lung cancer awareness is likely to reduce the diagnosis and treatment delays. The implementation of early palliative care has also been reported to improve a patient's quality of life, and even survival. The aim of this scoping review was to map evidence on lung cancer awareness and palliative care interventions implemented in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and other LMICs.

Methods

This scoping review was guided by Arksey and O'Malley's framework. Databases such as the EBSCOhost, PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, World Health Organization (WHO) libra

SUBMITTER: Nwagbara UI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7526234 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature