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Authors
Fang, Q.
Sanderson, R. W.
Zilkens, R.
Boman, I.
Foo, K. Y.
Lakhiani, D. D.
Rijhumal, A.
Hardie, M.
Dessauvagie, B. F.
Saunders, C. M.
Kennedy, B. F.
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Raine Medical Research Foundation
National Breast Cancer Foundation
MTPConnect
Australian Research Council
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Article History
Received: 10 June 2024
Accepted: 18 August 2025
First Online: 19 November 2025
Declarations
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: This study was approved by the South Metropolitan Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee in Western Australia and conducted in accordance with the Australian National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2023). The reference number of the ethics approval is PRN: RGS0000003726. All patients signed an informed consent form agreeing to participate in the study and to publication of results.
: This manuscript does not contain data from any individual person and the consent for publication is “not applicable”.
: Brendan F. Kennedy and Christobel M. Saunders reports financial support was provided by OncoRes Medical Pty Ltd. Brendan F. Kennedy and Christobel M. Saunders reports a relationship with OncoRes Medical Pty Ltd that includes: consulting or advisory and funding grants. Qi Fang, Rowan W. Sanderson and Brendan F. Kennedy have patent “Optical palpation device and method for evaluating a mechanical property of a sample material” pending to OncoRes Medical Pty Ltd.
