Are Community-Based Health Worker Interventions an Effective Approach for Early Diagnosis of Cancer? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Authors Bellhouse, S. , McWilliams, L. , Firth, J. , Yorke, J. , French, D.P.

Date 2017

Keywords Health Equity, Research and Evaluation Methods, Selected Health Conditions

A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials studying the effectiveness of community health worker cancer screening interventions. This article summarizes the existing literature, and calls for higher-quality examination of early cancer detection interventions with community health workers.