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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/94505, first published .
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Ethics of Telerehabilitation in Supportive Cancer Care Through a Responsible Innovation Lens

Ethics of Telerehabilitation in Supportive Cancer Care Through a Responsible Innovation Lens

Maria C Lorenz   1 * , Dipl-Jur ;   Matthew Sample   2 * , PhD ;   Alberto J Alves   3, 4 , PhD ;   Jana Müller   5, 6 , PhD ;   Karen Steindorf   7 , PhD ;   Yvonne Wengström   8, 9 , PhD ;   Eva M Zopf   10, 11 , PhD ;   Anne M May   12, 13 , PhD ;   Martijn M Stuiver   13 , PhD

1 Centre for Ethics and Law in the Life Sciences, Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany

2 Independent Researcher, Boston, MA, United States

3 OncoMove, Associação de Investigação de Cuidados de Suporte em Oncologia (AICSO), Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

4 Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development, University of Maia, Maia, Portugal

5 Exercise Oncology Research Group, Department of Medical Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Medical Faculty Heidelberg, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

6 National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), NCT Heidelberg, a partnership between DKFZ and the Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany

7 Division of Physical Activity, Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Disease (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany

8 Karolinska Comprehensive Cancer Center, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

9 Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

10 Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

11 Cabrini Cancer Institute, Cabrini Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

12 Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

13 Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Martijn M Stuiver, PhD
  • Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology
  • The Netherlands Cancer Institute
  • Plesmanlaan 121
  • Amsterdam 1066 CX
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: +31 20512 2480
  • Email: m.stuiver@nki.nl