Shamsoddin, Erfan
Torkashvand-Khah, Zahra
Sofi-Mahmudi, Ahmad
Janani, Leila
Kabiri, Payam
Shamsi-Gooshki, Ehsan
Mesgarpour, Bita
Article History
Received: 7 March 2021
Accepted: 10 June 2021
First Online: 21 June 2021
Declarations
:
: Informed consent was obtained from all subjects. The project was approved by the research ethics committee of the Motamed Cancer Institute with the code number IR.ACECR.IBCRC.REC.1397.011 in 2018. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations, and a consent form was obtained from all the participants.
: Not applicable.
: Dr Ehsan Shamsi Gooshki is the secretary of the National Committee of Ethics in Biomedical Research in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran. Dr Bita Mesgarpour is a member of the ethics committee of the National Institute for Medical Research Development (NIMAD) in Iran and serves as a Director of National and International affairs in NIMAD. Dr Payam Kabiri is the Director of the Center for Development and Coordination of Information and Scientific Publications at the Vice-Chancellor of Research and Technology in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran. The other authors do not have any competing interest to disclose.