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Disparities in Timeliness of Endometrial Cancer Care: A Scoping Review by Anna Najor; Valerie Melson; Junrui Lyu; Priyal Fadadu; Jamie Bakkum-Gamez; Mark Sherman; Andrew Kaunitz; Avonne Connor; Christopher Destephano is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## OBJECTIVE: We use the person-centered Pathway to Treatment framework to assess the scope of evidence on disparities in endometrial cancer stage at diagnosis. This report is intended to facilitate interventions, research, and advocacy that reduce disparities. ## DATA SOURCES: We completed a structured search of electronic databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases. Included studies were published between January 2000 and 2023 and addressed marginalized population(s) in the United States with the ability to develop endometrial cancer and addressed variable(s) outlined in the Pathway to Treatment. ## METHODS OF STUDY SELECTION: Our database search strategy was designed for sensitivity to identify studies on disparate prolongation of the Pathway to Treatment for endometrial cancer, tallying 2,171. Inclusion criteria were broad, yet only 24 studies addressed this issue. All articles were independently screened by two reviewers. ## TABULATION, INTEGRATION, AND RESULTS: Twenty-four studies were included: 10 on symptom appraisal, five on help seeking, five on diagnosis, and 10 on pretreatment intervals. Quality ran

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Author

Anna Najor; Valerie Melson; Junrui Lyu; Priyal Fadadu; Jamie Bakkum-Gamez; Mark Sherman; Andrew Kaunitz; Avonne Connor; Christopher Destephano

Publisher

Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)