Multimorbidity in patients living with and beyond cancer: protocol for a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The number of people living with and beyond cancer is increasing rapidly. Many of them will experience ongoing physical or psychological sequelae as a result of their original cancer diagnosis or comorbidities arising from risk factors common to cancers and other long-term conditions. This poses the complex problem of managing cancer as a 'chronic' illness along with other existing comorbidities. This scoping review aims to map the literature available on multimorbidity in patients living with and beyond cancer, to explore, quantify and understand the impact of comorbid illnesses to inform work around cancer care in UK primary care settings.

Methods and analysis

This review will be guided by Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer's manual for scoping reviews. A system

SUBMITTER: Ahmad T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109092 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature