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. 2021 Sep;52(3):839-845.
doi: 10.1007/s12029-021-00652-8. Epub 2021 Jun 14.

The Barriers and Facilitators of Gastric Cancer Screening: a Systematic Review

Sare Hatamian  1 , Shokoofe Etesam  2 , Afrooz Mazidimoradi  3 , Zohre Momenimovahed  4 , Hamid Salehiniya  5
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The Barriers and Facilitators of Gastric Cancer Screening: a Systematic Review

Sare Hatamian et al. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Aim: Gastric cancer is the third leading cause of cancer death and the fifth most common cancer worldwide. Screening is one of the most important ways to increase survival. The aim of this systematic review was to determinate barriers and facilitators for accessing gastric cancer screening.

Materials and methods: In this systematic review, for identifying barriers and facilitators of gastric cancer screening, a comprehensive search was conducted in electronic databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus in 2021. Combination keywords such as gastric cancer, screening, endoscopy, barriers, and facilitators were used for searching. Full text original studies in English language that are dealing with barriers and facilitators for accessing gastric cancer screening were included in this review.

Results: A total 13 articles included in this review. Ten barriers and ten facilitators were evaluated. The most common reported barriers were lack of signs, fear of screening procedure, fear of screening outcome, cost of screening, and embarrassment. The most frequent facilitator was socio demographic factors such as age, education, and employment.

Conclusion: For promoting success in gastric cancer, screening programs, knowing barriers, and facilitators is necessary. No signs and symptoms of disease have been shown as the major barriers toward gastric cancer screening in most studies.

Keywords: Barriers; Facilitators; Gastric cancer; Screening; Systematic review.

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