Scheffold, Katharina https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3093-4424
Philipp, Rebecca
Vehling, Sigrun
Koranyi, Susan
Engelmann, Dorit
Schulz-Kindermann, Frank
Härter, Martin
Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Anja
Funding for this research was provided by:
Deutsche Krebshilfe (109967)
Article History
Received: 21 August 2018
Accepted: 8 March 2019
First Online: 18 March 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
: The study protocol was approved by local ethics committees in both study centers (Hamburg reference number: PV4435; Leipzig reference number: 143–14–14042014). All patients provided written informed consent prior to participation and could withdraw their informed consent at all times without having any disadvantage in their medical or psychological treatment
: This research was supported by the German Cancer Aid. The authors declare not having any financial relationship with the organization. The authors have full control of all primary data and agree to allow the journal to review the data if requested.