Almangush, Alhadi http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4106-314X
Jouhi, Lauri
Atula, Timo
Haglund, Caj
Mäkitie, Antti A. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2404
Hagström, Jaana
Leivo, Ilmo
Funding for this research was provided by:
K. Albin Johanssons Stiftelse
Helsingin ja Uudenmaan Sairaanhoitopiiri
Turun Yliopistollinen Keskussairaala
Turku University Hospital Fund, the Finnish Cancer Society, Finska Läkaresällskapet, and the Maritza and Reino Salonen Foundation.
Article History
Received: 22 April 2021
Revised: 16 December 2021
Accepted: 10 January 2022
First Online: 18 January 2022
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for this study was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Helsinki University Hospital. The study was performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Patient consent was not required, and this is approved by the ethics committee because researchers working on anonymised data in this retrospective research.
: All authors confirm that this manuscript has not been published anywhere else, and it is not being considered for publication elsewhere. All persons listed as authors have approved the manuscript and agree with its publication in this journal.
: The authors declare no competing interests.