Epidemiology of Cancers in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM): A Protocol for Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews

Manoj Kumar Honaryar, Yelena Tarasenko, Maribel Almonte and Vitaly Smelov
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Manoj Kumar Honaryar: Prevention and Implementation Group (PRI), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France
Yelena Tarasenko: Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, 501 Forest Dr, Statesboro, GA 30458, USA
Maribel Almonte: Prevention and Implementation Group (PRI), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France
Vitaly Smelov: Prevention and Implementation Group (PRI), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon, France

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 14, 1-9

Abstract: While earlier studies on men having sex with men (MSM) tended to examine infection-related cancers, an increasing number of studies have been focusing on effects of sexual orientation on other cancers and social and cultural causes for cancer disparities. As a type of tertiary research, this umbrella review (UR) aims to synthesize findings from existing review studies on the effects of sexual orientation on cancer. Relevant peer-reviewed systematic reviews (SRs) will be identified without date or language restrictions using MEDLINE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the International Prospective Register for Systematic Reviews, among others. The research team members will prepare the data extraction forms. Two reviewers will independently assess extracted SRs using the Assessment of Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews. A third reviewer will weigh in to resolve discrepancies. The reviewers will be blinded to publisher, journal, and authors, making their judgements on the title, year, and abstract. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis checklist will guide data synthesis. By collating evidence from multiple reviews into one accessible and usable document, our first UR on global epidemiology of malignancies among MSM would serve as an evidence-based decision-making tool for the public health community.

Keywords: men who have sex with men; cancer; epidemiology; umbrella review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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