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Authors
Wawryk, Olivia
Collins, Ian M.
Lee, Alex
Buzza, Mark
Neil, Simonne
Freeman, Jessica
Emery, Jon
Rafiq, Meena
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance
Victorian Department of Health
Bupa Health Foundation
NHMRC (APP1195302)
Cancer Research UK (EDDAPA-2023/100001)
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Article History
Received: 27 November 2024
Accepted: 14 September 2025
First Online: 24 November 2025
Declarations
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: The protocol for this project was approved by the Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics committee (reference: 2024-23718-55405-14). All analyses were performed in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. This research used de-identified patient data from the Patron primary care data repository (extracted from consenting general practices), that has been created and is operated by the Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne: . Consistent with National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) ethical guidelines for the use of health-related data, patients are not required to give written consent due to the non-identifiable nature of the data collected. This process has been approved by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) ethics committee.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
