Joshy, Grace http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0718-6368
Thandrayen, Joanne
Koczwara, Bogda
Butow, Phyllis
Laidsaar-Powell, Rebekah
Rankin, Nicole
Canfell, Karen
Stubbs, John
Grogan, Paul
Bailey, Louise
Yazidjoglou, Amelia
Banks, Emily
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Health and Medical Research Council
Article History
Received: 18 August 2020
Accepted: 27 October 2020
First Online: 1 December 2020
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: Ethical approval for the conduct of the 45 and Up Study was provided by the University of New South Wales Human Research Ethics Committee. Participants joined the study providing informed consent for follow-up through repeated data collection and linkage of their data to population health databases. Ethical approval for the present analysis was provided by the NSW Population & Health Services Research Ethics Committee (12/CIPHS/31) and the Australian National University Human Research Ethics Committee (2012/504).
: Not applicable
: KC is a co-principal investigator of an unrelated investigator-initiated trial of cervical screening in Australia (Compass; ACTRN12613001207707 and NCT02328872), which is conducted and funded by the VCS Foundation. The VCS Foundation received equipment and a funding contribution from Roche Molecular Systems, USA. However, neither KC nor her institution on her behalf (Cancer Council NSW) receives direct funding from the industry for this trial or any other project. EB reports grants from NHMRC of Australia, during the conduct of the study. All other authors declare no other conflict of interest.