Assessing the Effectiveness of Cancer Screening Interventions Targeting Appalachian Populations: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Appalachian residents have higher cancer prevalence and invasive cancer incidence in almost all cancer types relative to non-Appalachian residents. Public health interventions have been carried out to increase preventive cancer screening participation. However, no studies have evaluated the effectiveness of existing interventions targeting cancer screening uptake in this high-risk population. The main objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness of interventions aimed at increasing uptake and/or continuing participation in screened cancers (breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, and prostate) in Appalachia.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of electronic databases and gray literature using a combination of MeSH and free-text search terms related to brea

SUBMITTER: Robertson NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9838639 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature