Elizabeth O Akin-Odanye|Anisah J Husman
Impact of stigma and stigma-focused interventions on screening and treatment outcomes in cancer patients
University College Hospital, Ibadan|University of Central Florida
stigma known negatively influence cancer patients psychosocial behaviour treatment outcomes aim study systematically review current data cancerrelated stigma across different populations identify effective interventions used address itthe protocol search appraisal synthesis analysis reporting framework used conducting systematic literature review cinahl pubmed psycinfo google scholar databases searched using different combination keywords include cancer stigma articles publication period set 20102020 total 54 articles 31 quantitative 19 qualitative 2 mixed methods 2 scoping reviews met inclusion criteria reviewed 958 articles initially identified quality assessment included studies revealed studies varying levels methodological quality extracted data organised narratively analysedcancer stigma expressed across different segments society including amongst elites healthcare providers developing countries higher rates stigma reported experience stigma varied cancer type cancer consistently associated imminent death studies reviewed cancer patients experiencing stigma inclined conceal diagnosis seek medical help later whilst cancer stigma majorly resulted negative psychosocial outcomes patients also instances posttraumatic growth emanating stigma experienced literature cancerrelated stigma interventions scantcancer related stigma remains high clinical settings amongst general public need interventions combat cancer stigma effect patient nonpatient population anticancer public enlightenment campaigns sensitively designed fuel stigma patients certain types cancers