Systematic review of the association between socioeconomic status and bladder cancer survival with hospital type, comorbidities, and treatment delay as mediators.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To review the current evidence on the relationship between three proposed mediators (comorbidities, hospital type, and treatment delays) for the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and bladder cancer survival.

Materials and methods

Six different searches using OVID (Medline and Embase) were carried out to collate information available between the proposed mediators with both SES and survival in bladder cancer. This systematic review was conducted according to a pre-defined protocol and in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines.

Results

A total of 49 studies were included in the review across the six searches (one appeared in two searches). There was a wealth of studies investigating t

SUBMITTER: Russell B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8988826 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature