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Ukraine, and especially study epidemiologists and interviewers, for their dedication and commitment to the success of the study. We express our deep appreciation of the work of the principal investigators of the study, for his contributions to setting up this study and for his Page 2 of 31 3 foresight in recognizing the future need for accurate cancer diagnosis information and making significant efforts to computerize the Ukrainian Cancer Registry in the early 1990s. Dr. Elaine Ron played a major role in the conduct of this study, but passed away before the preparation of this paper began. We are greatly saddened by her death, and her wisdom and guidance will be greatly missed. We would like to thank Dr. Dale L. Preston for his review of the draft of the manuscript and helpful discussions. The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.

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