These three search filters were developed and validated by CareSearch as part of a joint project with Cancer Council Australia. They provide clinicians with an easy-to-use, standardised shortcut to high level evidence in the treatment of lung cancer.
Step-by-step instructions on how to create your own topic search using one of these lung cancer filters are available here.
General lung cancer filter
High level evidence - all citations
High level evidence - English language only
High level evidence - free full text only (likely to limit the number of results)
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) filter
High level evidence - all citations
High level evidence - English language only
High level evidence - free full text only (likely to limit the number of results)
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) filter
High level evidence - all citations
High level evidence - English language only
High level evidence - free full text only (likely to limit the number of results)
Each search applies:
- A 'Humans' limit (applies to Medline-indexed citations only)
- A methodological search filter which restricts results to systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and randomised controlled trials only. A filter variant offering an optimal balance between search sensitivity and specificity was chosen in preference to one with maximal sensitivity (See: Search filters for MEDLINE in Ovid syntax and the PubMed translation. HIRU, McMaster University).
Last updated 4 November 2011