Smith, Caroline A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7828-0597
Hunter, Jennifer
Delaney, Geoff P.
Ussher, Jane M.
Templeman, Kate
Grant, Suzanne
Oyston, Eleanor
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Western Sydney (NA)
Oncology Massage Ltd (NA)
South West Sydney Local Health District (NA)
Article History
Received: 19 June 2018
Accepted: 19 October 2018
First Online: 29 October 2018
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Approval for the research was obtained from Western Sydney University Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) (H11389) and other relevant HRECs. Informed written consent was provided by participants completing the survey.
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: Author’s JH, CS, KT and SG are academic researchers at NICM. As a medical research institute, NICM receives research grants and donations from foundations, universities, government agencies, individuals and industry. Sponsors and donors provide untied funding for work to advance the vision and mission of NICM. The project that is the subject of this article was not undertaken as part of a contractual relationship with any donor or sponsor. Author EO is the Founder of Oncology Massage Ltd., a not-for-profit company and registered charity in Australia that provides education, training and advocacy for oncology massage. Authors GPD and JU have no competing interests to declare.
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