RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mapping gender and sexual minority representation in cancer research: a scoping review protocol
JF CMAJ Open
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP E942
OP E947
DO 10.9778/cmajo.20220225
VO 11
IS 5
A1 Stirling, Morgan
A1 Hunter, Mikayla
A1 Ludwig, Claire
A1 Ristock, Janice
A1 Harrison, Lyndsay
A1 Ross-White, Amanda
A1 Nickel, Nathan
A1 Schultz, Annette
A1 Banerji, Versha
A1 Mahar, Alyson
A1 
YR 2023
UL http://www.cmajopen.ca/content/11/5/E942.abstract
AB Background: Addressing the risk of people from gender and sexual minority (GSM) groups experiencing inequities throughout the cancer continuum requires a robust evidence base. In this scoping review, we aim to map the literature on cancer outcomes among adults from GSM groups and the factors that influence them along the cancer continuum.Methods: This mixed-methods scoping review will follow the approach outlined by JBI. We will systematically search electronic databases for literature in collaboration with a health sciences librarian. Two reviewers will screen titles and abstracts to determine eligibility based on inclusion criteria, and then retrieve full text articles for data extraction. Results will be reported following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping reviews. Quantitative data will be qualitized through a narrative interpretation and pooled with qualitative data. We will use meta-aggregation to synthesize findings. This protocol was developed in collaboration with GSM patient and public advisors. We will engage people from GSM groups, community organizations and knowledge users in disseminating results.Interpretation: This review will direct future research efforts by expanding the wider body of research examining cancer disparities across the cancer continuum that GSM groups experience, identifying literature gaps and limitations, and highlighting relevant social determinants of health that influence cancer outcomes for adults from GSM groups.