About the Authors

Li-Li Zhu

Contributed equally to this work with: Li-Li Zhu, Ling Yuan

Affiliation School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Ling Yuan

Contributed equally to this work with: Li-Li Zhu, Ling Yuan

Affiliations Department of Radiation, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, China, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Hui Wang

Affiliation Ontario Cancer Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Lin Ye

Affiliation School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Gui-Ying Yao

Affiliation School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Cui Liu

Affiliation School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Niu-Niu Sun

Affiliation School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Xiao-Jing Li

Affiliation School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Shi-Cong Zhai

Affiliation Department of Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Ling-Juan Niu

Affiliation School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Jun-Bo Zhang

Affiliation School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Hong-Long Ji

honglong.ji@uthct.edu (HLJ); lxm3029981@126.com (XML)

Affiliation Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, United States of America

Xiu-Min Li

honglong.ji@uthct.edu (HLJ); lxm3029981@126.com (XML)

Affiliation Center for Cancer Research, Xinxiang Medical University, Henan, China

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: LLZ L. Yuan HLJ XML. Performed the experiments: LLZ NNS XJL CL SCZ LJN JBZ. Analyzed the data: L. Ye GYY HW. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: L. Ye GYY. Wrote the paper: LLZ L. Yuan. Conducted all search studies: LLZ GYY CL XJL NNS. Chosenidentified trials: L. Yuan L. Ye. Data extraction: SCZ LJN JBZ.