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Psycho-oncologists’ roles, tasks, and needs regarding requests for assisted suicide – a qualitative interview study on current experiences and future directions

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-026-10656-4

Published Online: 2026-04-16

Published Print: 2026-05

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Henning, Zoe https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2849-5366
Scholl, Isabelle https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7639-0880
Hahlweg, Pola https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8768-8594
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Funding for this research was provided by:

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE)
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Article History

Received: 4 December 2025

Accepted: 5 April 2026

First Online: 16 April 2026

Declarations

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: This study was approved by the local ethics committee of the Center for Psychosocial Medicine at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (LPEK-0757) and was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. All participants were fully informed about the study and its purpose and gave informed consent prior to participation.

: Not applicable.

: During the preparation of this work, the authors used DeepL in order to improve language and readability. As described in the “Methods” section, they used an offline Python script powered by a large language model that integrates multiple open-source libraries to initially transcribe the audio-recorded interviews. After using these tools, the authors carefully reviewed and edited the content and take full responsibility for the content of the transcripts and the publication.

: The authors declare no competing interests.

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