ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2022
mHealth Interventions to Improve Cancer Screening and Early Detection: Scoping Review of Reviews.
Article in Journal of medical Internet research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07628998 (Impact of SMS Notifications on the Colorectal Cancer Screening Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 35 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Impact of SMS Notifications on the Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
Who cites it
35 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Planning for the Unexpected and Unintended Effects of mHealth Interventions: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Electronic Health Interventions and Cervical Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Impact of 25 Years of Mobile Health Tools for Pain Management in Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Early detection of self-breast examination using smartphone breast application.Breast disease · 2024Pooled it
- Mobile Intervention for Increasing COVID-19 Testing in K-12 Schools Serving Disadvantaged Communities: Randomized Controlled Trial of SCALE-UP Counts.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness and Acceptability of Targeted Text Message Reminders in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Randomized Controlled Trial (M-TICS Study).JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Trial
- The impact of text message reminders on cryotherapy uptake among women testing positive for HPV in western Kenya: a prospective cohort study.BMC women's health · 2024Trial
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- The global burden of oesophageal cancer from 1990 to 2023 and projections to 2040: a comprehensive analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- A global scoping review of interventions to increase participation in screening programmes for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer between 2016 and 2025.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Global, regional, and national trends in 34 cancers through a novel burden-quality-of-care framework: a cross-sectional study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Article
- Caring for the caregivers: breast and cervical cancer screening among informal caregivers of cancer patients - a scoping review.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Mobile Health App Attitudes and Adoption Among Oncology Providers: Cross-Sectional National Survey.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- A Community-Based Usability Study of an AI-Enabled Oral Cancer Screening App Operated by Village Health Volunteers: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Telehealth Pathways for Cervical Cancer Prevention: A Scoping Review of Strategies to Close the Screening Gap.International journal of women's health · 2026Review
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- Internet use and uptake of clinical breast examination among Kenyan women of reproductive age.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Development of a Cervical Cancer Screening Program in Rural Guatemala.Global health, science and practice · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundCancer screening provision in resource-constrained settings tends to be opportunistic, and uptake tends to be low, leading to delayed presentation and treatment and poor survival.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to identify, review, map, and summarize findings from different types of literature reviews on the use of mobile health (mHealth) technologies to improve the uptake of cancer screening.
methodsThe review methodology was guided by the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews). Ovid MEDLINE, PyscINFO, and Embase were searched from inception to May 2021. The eligible criteria included reviews that focused on studies of interventions that used mobile phone devices to promote and deliver cancer screening and described the effectiveness or implementation of mHealth intervention outcomes. Key data fields such as study aims, types of cancer, mHealth formats, and outcomes were extracted, and the data were analyzed to address the objective of the review.
resultsOur initial search identified 1981 titles, of which 12 (0.61%) reviews met the inclusion criteria (systematic reviews: n=6, 50%; scoping reviews: n=4, 33%; rapid reviews: n=1, 8%; narrative reviews: n=1, 8%). Most (57/67, 85%) of the interventions targeted breast and cervical cancer awareness and screening uptake. The most commonly used mHealth technologies for increasing cancer screening uptake were SMS text messages and telephone calls. Overall, mHealth interventions increased knowledge about screening and had high acceptance among participants. The likelihood of achieving improved uptake-related outcomes increased when interventions used >1 mode of communication (telephone reminders, physical invitation letters, and educational pamphlets) together with mHealth.
conclusionsmHealth interventions increase cancer screening uptake, although multiple modes used in combination seem to be more effective.
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