Oko-oboh, Gregrey A.
Auvinen, Anssi
Obaseki, Darlington E.
Pitkäniemi, Janne
Funding for this research was provided by:
Tampere University
Article History
Received: 8 September 2023
Accepted: 3 February 2024
First Online: 19 February 2024
Declarations
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: The ethical issues of this project were reviewed and approved by the Health Research Ethics Committee of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (Ethical clearance Number: ADM/E 22/A/VOL.V11/148301102). To address privacy concerns, stringent measures were implemented to safeguard the confidentiality of the data. Our study involved the analysis of de-identified data obtained from Edo-Benin Cancer Registry. This data source is a comprehensive and established cancer registry that collects and maintains information on cancer cases in the Edo State population. The data provided to us for analysis were fully anonymized, and no personally identifiable information was accessible to our research team. As a result, our study did not involve direct contact with human participants. Moreover, access to the data was restricted to authorized personnel directly involved in the research, and the data storage complied with industry-standard security protocols.Given the absence of direct interaction with human participants, and the Nigerian National Code of Health Research Ethics (ExternalRef removed) provisions regarding the use of existing dataset, we respectfully request that the journal consider our research as exempt from the requirement of obtaining informed consent. The need for informed consent was deemed unnecessary as per local/institutional/national regulations on the use of cancer registry data for research, ethics and confidentiality. The Nigerian National System of Cancer Registries (The coordinating organization for cancer registries in Nigeria) has determined that expedited approval is sufficient for all cancer registration work at all sites in the country. ExternalRef removedExternalRef removedl.
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: The authors declare no competing interests.