SynthesisJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2020
Gender-specific differences in care-seeking behaviour among lung cancer patients: a systematic review.
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- The role of socioeconomic position in use of systemic anticancer therapy.ESMO real world data and digital oncology · 2026Article
- Sex-based survival disparities in patients with stage I-III non-small cell lung cancer vary by treatment modality.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
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- Severe temozolomide-induced thrombocytopenia is linked to increased healthcare utilization in glioblastoma and disproportionally impacts female patients.Neuro-oncology practice · 2025Article
- Time to Treatment Initiation of Lung, Breast, Colorectal, and Prostate Cancers and Contributing Factors From 2015 to 2020 Utilizing Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program Database.World journal of oncology · 2025Article
- A Novel Automatic Lung Nodule Classification Scheme using Fusion Ghost Convolution and Hybrid Normalization in Chest CTsCurrent medical imaging · 2025Article
- Sex-related differences in oncological surgery and postoperative outcomes: comprehensive, nationwide study in France.The British journal of surgery · 2024Observational
- Evaluation of sex inequity in lung-cancer-specific survival.Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) · 2024Article
- Gender oncology: recommendations and consensus of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM).ESMO open · 2024Article
- Time to treatment disparities in gastric cancer patients in the United States of America: a comprehensive retrospective analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
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- Effects of gender and socio-environmental factors on health-care access in oncology: a comprehensive, nationwide study in France.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Patterns and outcome of unplanned care in lung cancer patients: an observational study in a medical oncology department.Translational lung cancer research · 2023Article
- Factors influencing the timeliness of care for patients with lung cancer in Bangladesh.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Effect of Nursing Method of Psychological Intervention Combined with Health Education on Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn the literature, men are often described as unwilling to use healthcare services, whereas women as frequent users. We conducted a systematic literature review to examine the gender differences in healthcare utilisation of lung cancer patients. Our aim was to synthesise evidence to assess whether men and women utilise cancer diagnosis and treatments differently.
methodsThe databases of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO Host, Ovid nursing, and Cochrane was systematically searched. We used pre-defined eligibility criteria to identify peer-reviewed published literature that reported healthcare use of lung cancer patients. Two reviewers independently screened the title, abstract, full texts and retrieved relevant data.
resultsA total of 42 studies met the eligibility criteria from 1356 potential studies. In these studies, the most commonly measured healthcare utilisation is surgery (n = 19), followed by chemotherapy (n = 13). All the studies were from developed countries and had a higher percentage of male participants. Substantial evidence of heterogeneity in the use of treatments by gender were found. In relation to diagnosis interval and stage of cancer diagnosis, it was found that women had longer diagnostic intervals. Nonetheless, women tend to get diagnosed at an earlier stage. Furthermore, women had a higher probability of using inpatient cancer-care services and surgical treatments. Conversely, men had greater risks of readmission after surgery and longer length of stay. Lastly, there were no significant gender differences in the likelihood of receiving chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
conclusionThis study synthesised evidence of disparities in the use of lung cancer treatments based on gender in developed countries, with no evidence available from least-developed and developing countries. Further studies are required to understand this gender-specific inequality and to design interventions to improve the survival rate of lung cancer patients.
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