Cancer inequalities in the United Kingdom and the data used to measure them: a scoping review

IF 13.6 Q1 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Lancet Regional Health-Europe Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI:10.1016/j.lanepe.2025.101246

Sarah Underwood , Emre Oguzman , Judith Cole , Raphael Goldacre , Nileema Patel , David Davies , Claire Friedemann-Smith , F Lucy Wright , Ben Lacey , Brian D. Nicholson , Sasha Shepperd , Mark Lawler , Eva J.A. Morris

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Abstract

Significant cancer inequalities may exist across the United Kingdom (UK). Data are required to delineate and quantify these inequalities. This scoping review was undertaken to map the research evidence on UK cancer inequalities and determine the current data available, and the data gaps, that, if filled, could inform a strategy to reduce them. 444 studies were included. Their distribution across inequality domains, care pathways and cancer sites was uneven. The majority of studies were based on administrative datasets, notably cancer registry data, with a wide-range of methods used to define inequality groups. No UK-wide population-based evidence was identified. The landscape of data available in the UK to study cancer inequalities is uneven. Although there is a large volume of evidence available, there remain major gaps in both the data available and the knowledge base they are deployed to generate. This deficit needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency.

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Lancet Regional Health-Europe Multiple-

CiteScore

19.90

自引率

1.40%

发文量

260

审稿时长

9 weeks

期刊介绍： The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, a gold open access journal, is part of The Lancet's global effort to promote healthcare quality and accessibility worldwide. It focuses on advancing clinical practice and health policy in the European region to enhance health outcomes. The journal publishes high-quality original research advocating changes in clinical practice and health policy. It also includes reviews, commentaries, and opinion pieces on regional health topics, such as infection and disease prevention, healthy aging, and reducing health disparities.