RE: Physical Activity and the Risk of Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies and a Bias Analysis

Ref ID 825
First Author H. Yang
Journal JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
Year Of Publishing 2020
URL https://academic.oup.com/jnci/article/112/6/651/5569555?login=true
Keywords • Author
• Error
• Hepatology
• Oncology
• Non-Cochrane reviews
Problem(s) • Errors in effect estimate calculations or data synthesis
• Data extraction errors and double counting
Article Type Editorial
Article Subtype Comment/letter
First Author Country China
Aim A letter to the editor highlighting concerns over the publication of one systematic review and meta-analysis of physical activity and liver cancer risk published in 2019.
Level of Investigation Descriptive
Summary of Findings The letter to the editor highlighting concerns over the publication of one systematic review and meta-analysis of physical activity and liver cancer risk published in 2019 reports a number of data extraction errors from the original primary studies by the systematic review authors.
Number of systematic reviews included 1
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed 1