Title: Cancer Care Management in Urban Family Physician Programs: A Scoping Review with Quality Appraisal

Background and purpose: Cancer has become a major global health challenge, and its increasing incidence in Iran, driven by population aging and the growing prevalence of risk factors, underscores the need to reassess current approaches to cancer care. This study aimed to examine the role of the urban family physician program in cancer care management through a scoping review and assessment of the available evidence.

Materials and methods

This scoping review was conducted by systematically searching PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for studies published between 2000 and 2025. Studies that addressed the management of common cancers and the role of family physician programs in this context were selected according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Study quality was assessed using the PRISMA checklist, and the findings were analyzed using a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis. The study protocol was registered in PROSPERO under registration number CRD420251028005.