Waddell, Oliver http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4175-7603
Pearson, John
McCombie, Andrew
Marshall, Harriet
Purcell, Rachel
Keenan, Jacqueline
Glyn, Tamara
Frizelle, Frank http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0739-4802
Funding for this research was provided by:
Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia and New Zealand (project 47)
NZSG
Article History
Received: 30 October 2023
Accepted: 14 March 2024
First Online: 12 April 2024
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained from the University of Otago Health Ethics Committee (UOHEC), (HD23/044), and University of Otago, Māori health advancement Komiti. The need for informed consent was waived by the institutional review board, the University of Otago Health Ethics Committee (UOHEC). Furthermore, data from cancer registry is allowed to be used for the purpose of cancer incidence studies as stated in the New Zealand Cancer Registry Act 1993 []. Our research processes and reporting are aligned with and have been guided by the CONSIDER statement [] and we have completed the CONSIDER checklist (Supplementary Table).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.