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Authors
Bhardwaj, Megha
Sun, Yi-Qian
Frick, Clara
Schöttker, Ben
Røe, Oluf Dimitri
Holleczek, Bernd
Mai, Xiao-Mei
Brenner, Hermann
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Funding
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ)
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Article History
Received: 23 January 2026
Accepted: 28 May 2026
First Online: 6 June 2026
Declarations
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: The ESTHER study was conducted in adherence with the Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki) for experiments involving humans, and written informed consent was collected from all participants. The study was approved by the ethics committees of the University of Heidelberg and of the state medical board of Saarland, Germany. All participants gave their informed consent for participation in HUNT. The current study was approved by the Norwegian Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics (REK 2015/78).
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.
