Temraz, Sally https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8995-7946
Nassar, Farah J
Bertrand, Pierre
Al Tartir, Razan
Mezher, Maria
Hadla, Ruba
Msheik, Zahraa S.
Chamandi, Ghada
Cahais, Vincent
Cuenin, Cyrille
Al Shoukari, Ayman
Shamseddine, Ali
Shatila, Hibeh
Naja, Farah
Zheng, Yinan
Hou, Lifang
Nasr, Rihab
Ghantous, Akram
Funding for this research was provided by:
Northwestern University Global Health Catalyzer Research Fund
Article History
Received: 14 February 2026
Accepted: 18 June 2026
First Online: 29 June 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) (IM.RN.03) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer Ethics Committee (IEC 21-36-A1). All participants provided written informed consent prior to their inclusion in the study. This study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.