Supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland , Bowel and Cancer Research , Bowel Disease Research Foundation , Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons , British Association of Surgical Oncology , British Gynaecological Cancer Society , European Society of Coloproctology , NIHR Academy , Sarcoma UK , Vascular Society for Great Britain and Ireland , and Yorkshire Cancer Research . The funders of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report.Supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, Bowel and Cancer Research, Bowel Disease Research Foundation, Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons, British Association of Surgical Oncology, British Gynaecological Cancer Society, European Society of Coloproctology, NIHR Academy, Sarcoma UK, Vascular Society for Great Britain and Ireland, and Yorkshire Cancer Research. The funders of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report.
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