Barriers and Facilitators Associated with Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastric Cancer: a Systematic Review

ConclusionsIt seems that to reduce delay in the diagnosis and treatment of gastric cancer, factors such as implementing screening programs using acceptable methods with high sensitivity and accuracy with a high level of participation, increasing insurance coverage and reducing the share of people in payments, increasing people ’s access to diagnostic services, educating people about the symptoms and risks of gastric cancer, undertaking proper follow-up in patients and suspects cases identified in screening, as well as increasing patients’ access to medical services through financial and insurance support are significa ntly important.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research