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Sexual and/or gender minority adults (age ≥ 18 yr) who are cancer patients or caregivers Noncancer patients who provide support to GSM adult cancer patients, including family members, chosen family and caregivers
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Studies in which the outcomes of sexual and/or gender minority people cannot be distinguished from other samples (i.e., non–sexual/gender minority people; study describes the prevalence of sexual and/or gender minorities in the study population but does not stratify results) Studies in which the primary sample is composed of health care providers
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| Concept |
Studies describing outcomes or experiences along the cancer continuum: risk, screening, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship
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Studies in which cancer is not the primary disease or cancer outcomes are not separately reported Studies exploring relation between pathology and/or etiology of cancer with sexual orientation or gender identity Nonhuman laboratory studies
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| Context |
Grey literature Original research articles (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods) Articles published after 2010 All settings considered English language
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Opinion or commentary articles Editorials Conference abstracts Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, network meta-analyses, narrative reviews, critical reviews and qualitative reviews Summary report Preprints Case reports or series Archival studies Non–English language
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