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Oncology literature rarely characterizes immigrant workers as a distinct analytic group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To map direct, partial, and indirect evidence on cancer care barriers and interventions relevant to immigrant workers and translate the findings into evidence-supported implications, evidence-informed adaptations, and research or policy directions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a modified, practice-oriented evidence map using 48 sources identified through targeted database, citation, and policy-source searching. Sources were charted by population, immigrant-worker specificity, source type, primary analytic domain, cancer continuum stage, barrier or intervention focus, key contribution, and evidence gap.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 48 mapped sources, 1 was direct, 8 were partial, and 39 were indirect evidence. The source set comprised 20 empirical studies, 17 evidence syntheses, 9 government, policy, or legal sources, and 2 commentaries or methods papers. Evidence was concentrated in structural and policy access, screening and navigation, and language and communication; evidence remained sparse for work-related treatment interruption, survivorship and return to work, employer interventions, and clinical trial access. Professional interpretation, language-concordant communication, patient navigation, community health worker outreach, culturally tailored screening, and community-based participatory approaches had the clearest support in adjacent or broader immigrant populations. Flexible scheduling, bundled visits, workplace protections, and structured return-to-work support were research or policy priorities requiring evaluation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Immigrant workers are a structurally vulnerable oncology population shaped by overlapping employment, legal, linguistic, financial, and health-system barriers. 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