Factors associated with cancer treatment delay: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Treatment delays are significantly associated with increased mortality risk among adult cancer patients; however, factors associated with these delays have not been robustly evaluated. This review and meta-analysis will evaluate factors associated with treatment delays among patients with five common cancers.

Methods and analysis

Scientific databases including Ovid MEDLINE, Elsevier Embase, EBSCOhost CINAHL Plus Full Text, Elsevier Scopus and ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global will be searched to identify relevant articles published between January 2000 and October 2021. Research articles published in the USA evaluating factors associated with treatment delay among breast, lung, prostate, cervical or colorectal adult cancer patients will be included. The p

SUBMITTER: Morrill KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9240873 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature