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ReviewCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2015

Disparity in cancer prevention and screening in aboriginal populations: recommendations for action.

S Ahmed, R K Shahid, J A Episkenew

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Review in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
21citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. IPVS Policy Statement addressing the burden of HPV disease for Indigenous peoples.Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

S AhmedDepartment of Medicine, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; ; Department of Oncology, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; ; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK;
R K ShahidDepartment of Medicine, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK; ; Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Saskatchewan Cancer Agency, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK;
J A EpiskenewIndigenous Peoples' Health Research Centre, University of Regina, Regina, SK.
Saskatchewan Cancer Agency · CAUniversity of Regina · CAUniversity of Saskatchewan · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Historically, cancer has occurred at a lower rate in aboriginal populations; however, it is now dramatically increasing. Unless preventive measures are taken, cancer rates among aboriginal peoples are expected to soon surpass those in non-aboriginal populations. Because a large proportion of malignant disorders are preventable, primary prevention through socioeconomic interventions, environmental changes, and lifestyle modification might provide the best option for reducing the increasing burden of cancers. Such efforts can be further amplified by making use of effective cancer screening programs for early detection of cancers at their most treatable stage. However, compared with non-aboriginal Canadians, many aboriginal Canadians lack equal access to cancer screening and prevention programs. In this paper, we discuss disparities in cancer prevention and screening in aboriginal populations in Canada. We begin with the relevant definitions and a theoretical perspective of disparity in health care in aboriginal populations. A framework of health determinants is proposed to explain the pathways associated with an increased risk of cancer that are potentially avoidable. Major challenges and knowledge gaps in relation to cancer care for aboriginal populations are addressed, and we make recommendations to eliminate disparities in cancer control and prevention.

Indexed as

aboriginal populationsCanadian health careCancer preventioncancer screeningdisparityinequity

Identifiers

PMID26715875
PMCPMC4687663
OpenAlexW2212951967

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