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Article History

Received: 10 December 2024

Accepted: 7 July 2025

First Online: 28 July 2025

Declarations

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: In adherence to the Declaration of Helsinki, ethical considerations were taken into account to protect the privacy and confidentiality of the patient’s data. In this study, we obtained de-identified data from the Golestan Cancer Registry dataset, and we did not collect data directly from the participants. Therefore, the need for consent to participate was waived by the ethics committee of the Golestan University of Medical Sciences. The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran (Ethics code: IR.GOUMS.REC.1403.014).

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.