Ojala, Emmy
Kuitunen, Hanne
Rönkä, Aino
Pellonperä, Eetu
Selander, Tuomas
Puhakka, Inka
Kuittinen, Outi
Article History
Received: 14 August 2025
Accepted: 5 January 2026
First Online: 17 January 2026
Declarations
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: This study was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The need for ethical review and approval was waived owing to the retrospective nature of the study. Study data were extracted in a fully anonymized form from the Finnish Cancer Registry. Therefore, according to Finnish legislation, no approval from an ethical committee is warranted. Patient consent was waived because of the retrospective nature of this registry-based study, and individual patient consent was not required.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.