Mapping gender and sexual minority representation in cancer research: a scoping review protocol

Sexual and/or gender minority adults (age ≥ 18 yr) who are cancer patients or caregivers

Noncancer patients who provide support to GSM adult cancer patients, including family members, chosen family and caregivers

Studies in which the outcomes of sexual and/or gender minority people cannot be distinguished from other samples (i.e., non–sexual/gender minority people; study describes the prevalence of sexual and/or gender minorities in the study population but does not stratify results)

Studies in which the primary sample is composed of health care providers

Studies describing outcomes or experiences along the cancer continuum: risk, screening, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship

Studies in which cancer is not the primary disease or cancer outcomes are not separately reported

Studies exploring relation between pathology and/or etiology of cancer with sexual orientation or gender identity

Nonhuman laboratory studies

Grey literature

Original research articles (quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods)

Articles published after 2010

All settings considered

English language

Opinion or commentary articles

Editorials

Conference abstracts

Systematic reviews, meta-analyses, network meta-analyses, narrative reviews, critical reviews and qualitative reviews

Summary report

Preprints

Case reports or series

Archival studies

Non–English language