Sandström, Niclas http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4303-115X
Johansson, Mikael http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4182-8923
Jekunen, Antti http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6183-0169
Andersén, Heidi http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5923-5865
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tampere University including Tampere University Hospital, Tampere University of Applied Sciences
Article History
Received: 17 January 2023
Accepted: 1 September 2023
First Online: 5 September 2023
Declarations
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: In September 2021, the project was assessed by the Ethics Committee of the Varsinais-Suomen sairaanhoitopiiri, Finland and deemed according to current legislation suitable for local approval. The study was approved by Ethical Board at Vaasa Central Hospital County of Ostrobothnia, Finland (VKS_2021_42_JYL). All individual participants provided written informed consent. General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 was followed. The study was conducted according to the 1964 Helsinki declaration and its later amendments. The study design was community-based research, and it was approved by both the community and the Cancer Association of Ostrobothnia.
: Not applicable.
: The authors report that there are no competing interests to declare.