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ArticleCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023

Creation of a Métis-Specific Instrument for Cancer Screening: A Scoping Review of Cancer-Screening Programs and Instruments.

Angeline Letendre, Momtafin Khan, Reagan Bartel, Bonnie Chiang, Ashton James, Brittany Shewchuk, June Kima, Meghan Macphail, Marcus Vaska, Monica Schwann and 2 more

Open access · goldAbstract readScoping Review
In one paragraph

Article in Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Understanding cancer screening experiences of Métis people in Alberta.International journal of circumpolar health · 2025
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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

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Angeline LetendreCancer Prevention & Screening Innovation, Provincial, Population and Public Health, Alberta Health Services, Edmonton, AB T5J 3E4, Canada.
Momtafin KhanCancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2S 3C3, Canada.
Reagan BartelMétis Nation of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T5G 0X5, Canada.
Bonnie ChiangScreening Programs, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2S 3C3, Canada.
Ashton JamesMétis Nation of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T5G 0X5, Canada.
Brittany ShewchukCancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2S 3C3, Canada.
June KimaMétis Nation of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T5G 0X5, Canada.
Meghan MacphailDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB T2N 4Z6, Canada.ORCID 0009-0009-9333-6884
Marcus VaskaKnowledge Resource Service, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada.
Monica SchwannScreening Programs, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2S 3C3, Canada.
Huiming YangScreening Programs, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2S 3C3, Canada.
Karen A KopciukCancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research, Cancer Care Alberta, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB T2S 3C3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-7499-1861
Alberta Health Services · CAMétis National Council · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

CIHR PGG-175360
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the barriers to and facilitators of cancer screening programs among Indigenous populations remains limited. In the spirit of mutual respect, this co-led, collaborative project was carried out between the Métis Nation of Alberta and Screening Programs from Alberta Health Services (AHS). This scoping review assessed the cancer screening literature for available questionnaires and then identified themes and suitable questions for a Métis-specific cancer screening questionnaire. Literature searches on cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening programs and related concepts were conducted in electronic databases, including the Native Health Database, MEDLINE (Ovid), PsycINFO, PubMed, PubMed Central, CINAHL, MEDLINE (Ebsco), Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection, and Web of Science. Grey literature was collected from AHS Insite, Open Archives Initiative repository, American Society of Clinical Oncology, European Society of Medical Oncology, Google, and Google Scholar. 135 articles were screened based on the eligibility criteria with 114 articles selected, including 14 Indigenous-specific ones. Knowledge, attitude, belief, behaviour, barrier, and facilitator themes emerged from the review, but no Métis-specific cancer screening instruments were found. Thus, one was developed using existing cancer screening instruments, with additional questions created by the project team. A survey of the Métis population in Alberta will use this questionnaire and provide data to address the burden of cancer among Métis people.

Indexed as

Colorectal NeoplasmsEarly Detection of CancerAlbertaHumansIndigenous Canadiansbarriers and facilitatorsbreast cancer screeningCanadian indigenous studycervical cancer screeningcolorectal cancer screeningMétis peopleMétis survey

Identifiers

PMID37999135
PMCPMC10670396
OpenAlexW4388540702

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Registered trials

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