**Author details**

Albena Dimitrova Botushanova1 and Nikolay Petrov Botushanov2 \*

1 Department of Clinical Oncology, Section of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine, Medical University-Plovdiv, UMHAT "St. George" EAD, Bulgaria

2 Second Department of Internal Diseases, Section of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Medical University-Plovdiv, MHAT "Medline Clinic" AD, Bulgaria

\*Address all correspondence to: nbotush@gmail.com

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