Anand, Kavita V. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5665-9304
Mishra, Gauravi A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0154-7302
Suryawanshi, Vijay B https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9502-9049
Pimple, Sharmila. A. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2976-9107
Kulkarni, Vasundhara Y https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4448-9341
Vahabi, Mandana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-7335
Funding for this research was provided by:
Terry Fox Foundation (1050)
Funds for innovation and transformation program of Inter-council network of Provincial and Regional Councils (ICN), Global Affairs Canada
Article History
Received: 18 August 2025
Accepted: 5 January 2026
First Online: 19 February 2026
Declarations
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: This study was performed in line with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. The study protocol received ethical approval from the Ethics and Research Committee of the Institutional Review Board of Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India (Project nos-1686 & 3786 ).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: All participants enrolled in the study were consented as per Institutional Review Board guidelines, on IRB-approved consent forms.