DOI: 10.34944/dspace/10519
title: Genetic Ancestry and Its Implications for the Cancer Continuum in Populations of African Ancestry Scoping Review Search Strategy

description: The databases included in this search are [list of databases: PubMed (NLM), Embase (Elsevier), Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), BIOSIS Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics), and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ProQuest) using a combination of keywords and subject headings. A grey literature search included The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (https://www.nccn.org/), Search.bioPreprint (https://www.hsls.pitt.edu/preprint), and Trip Pro Medical Database (https://www.tripdatabase.com). All final searches were performed on May 17, 2024 by the librarian and were fully reported to the research team on May 22, 2024. The full search strategies as reported by the librarian are provided in Appendix(___). They are also archived at [DOI]. A summary of the search results: PubMed (NLM) from 1809 to 5/17/2024 (2,740 Results) Embase (Elsevier) from 1974 to 5/17/2024 (6,607 Results) Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics) from 1900 to 5/17/2024 (415 results) BIOSIS Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) from inception to 5/17/2024 (658 results) Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ProQuest) from inception to 5/17/2024 (69 results) The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (https://www.nccn.org/) from inception to 5/17/2024 (3 results) Search.bioPreprint (https://www.hsls.pitt.edu/preprint) from inception to 5/17/2024 (28 results) TRIP Pro Medical Database from 1867 to 5/17/2024 from inception to 5/17/2024 (86 results) The search resulted in 10,575 studies. 1,634 duplicate studies were found and omitted by the librarian [TN] using EndNote 20 following the Wichor Bramer duplicate identification strategy. This resulted in 8,941 records to screen from databases or websites and 31 records to screen from other methods, resulting in a total of 8,972 records. Studies were screened by title and abstract by two blinded and independent reviewers. If a tiebreaker was needed, a third reviewer was called in. This process was repeated for full text article screening and article selection.
description: To identify studies to include or consider for this scoping review, the review team worked with a librarian (TN) to develop detailed search strategies for each database. The PRISMA-ScR extension was followed for search reporting. The librarian (TN) developed the search for PubMed (NLM) and translated the search for every database searched. The PubMed (NLM) search strategy was reviewed by the research team to check for accuracy and term relevancy. All final searches were peer-reviewed by another librarian following the Peer Review of Electronic Search Strategies (PRESS checklist). The search was limited by date from 2000 to Present and by publication type based on exclusion criteria. The databases included in this search are [list of databases: PubMed (NLM), Embase (Elsevier), Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), BIOSIS Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics), and Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ProQuest) using a combination of keywords and subject headings. A grey literature search included The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (https://www.nccn.org/), Search.bioPreprint (https://www.hsls.pitt.edu/preprint), and Trip Pro Medical Database (https://www.tripdatabase.com). All final searches were performed on May 17, 2024 by the librarian and were fully reported to the research team on May 22, 2024. The full search strategies as reported by the librarian are provided in Appendix(___). They are also archived at [DOI].