Palaniraja, Sathishrajaa
Taghavi, Katayoun
Kataria, Ishu
Oswal, Kunal
Vani, Nandimandalam Venkata
Liji, Asiya Ansari
Parekh, Hardika
Isaac, Rita
Kuriakose, Moni
Swaminathan, Rajaraman
Rebello, Rohit
Purushotham, Arnie
Basu, Partha
Sullivan, Richard
Chandran, Arunah
Article History
Received: 21 October 2024
Accepted: 10 April 2025
First Online: 24 April 2025
Declarations
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: We obtained ethical approval from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IEC 2205) and all participating institutions. Regulatory approvals were sought from the Health Ministry Screening Committee (HMSC) of the Government of India (2022–17547) before commencing data collection. We informed all FGD participants about the study’s objectives and obtained a written informed consent. Participation in the FGDs was entirely voluntary, with no compensation or incentives provided to the participants. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Where authors are identified as personnel of the International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization, the authors alone are responsible for the views expressed in this article and they do not necessarily represent the decisions, policy, or views of the International Agency for Research on Cancer / World Health Organization.