Menon, Usha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3708-1732
Weller, David
Falborg, Alina Zalounina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1616-9455
Jensen, Henry https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-7334
Butler, John
Barisic, Andriana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-5129
Knudsen, Anne Kari
Bergin, Rebecca J.
Brewster, David H.
Cairnduff, Victoria
Fourkala, Evangelia Ourania
Gavin, Anna T.
Grunfeld, Eva
Harland, Elizabeth
Kalsi, Jatinderpal
Law, Rebecca-Jane
Lin, Yulan
Turner, Donna
Neal, Richard D.
White, Victoria
Harrison, Samantha
Reguilon, Irene
Lynch, Charlotte
Vedsted, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2113-5599
,
Barisic, Andriana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-5129
Gavin, Anna
Hawryluk, Breann
Anandan, Chantelle
Donnelly, Conan
Jensen, Henry https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4040-7334
Boylan, Jackie
Kelly, Jacqueline
Moore, Kerry
Davis, Maria Rejmyr
Malmberg, Martin
Lambe, Mats
Bucher, Oliver
Vedsted, Peter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2113-5599
Bergin, Rebecca
Almberg, Sigrun Saur
Kearney, Therese
Kalsi, Tindie
Hammersley, Victoria
Article History
Received: 7 June 2021
Revised: 21 January 2022
Accepted: 4 May 2022
First Online: 26 May 2022
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: For each local data collection, there were specific procedures and approvals. The approvals also included anonymised data transfer to University College London and Aarhus University. Approvals were received from the following institutions: Cancer Council Victoria Human Research Ethics Committee [HREC 1125]; Health Research Ethics Board, University of Manitoba [HS15227 (H2012:105)]; Research Resource Ethics Committee, CancerCare Manitoba [RRIC#28–2012]; University of Toronto Research Ethics Board [27881]; The Danish Data Protection Agency [2013–41–2030]; Swedish Ethics Review Board, Uppsala [2013/306]; Norway Regional committees for medical and health research ethics [2013/136/REK nord]; England, Wales and Scotland, NRES Committee East Midlands – Derby 2, local R&D for each health board [11/EM/0420]; Northern Ireland ORECNI Ethical approval, local governance for each health Trust [11/EM/0420].
: Not applicable.
: UM has a patent (no: EP10178345.4) for Breast Cancer Diagnostics and held a personal share of Abcodia between 1st April 2011 to 30 October 2021. Usha Menon is a member of the Research Advisory Panel, Yorkshire Cancer Research, Trial Steering Committee, NOVEL, and Scientific Advisory Board of Tina’s Wish. EOF has stocks in Johnson & Johnson.DHB is a member of the Board of Director of the Scottish Cancer Foundation. AB and EG received a honorarium for a lecture at the New Yok Obstetrics and Gynaecology. DT is an unpaid Board member of the International Association of Cancer Registries. Both the University of Leeds and RN will receive a share of future net royalties from the use of the Pinpoint test. RN also received an honorarium for a RCGP one-day essentials lecture. The remaining authors declare no competing interests.