Prevalence and determinants of late-stage presentation among cervical cancer patients, a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An estimated 570,000 women were diagnosed with cervical cancer worldwide, and about 311,000 women died from the disease. Cervical cancer is possibly the most curable human cancer; if detected at the precancerous stage. Additionally, early diagnosis and management other factors are essential to decrease mortality rate among those patients. So this review was aimed to identify the prevalence and determinants of late-stage presentation among cervical cancer patients.

Methods

A systematic search had carried out on PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane, Scopus, Web of Science CINAHL, and manually on Google Scholar. This meta-analysis follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The modified Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS)

SUBMITTER: Tekalign T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9045598 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature