In addition to their psychosocial burden, patients' desire for support should be assessed. Moreover, apart from screening tools, other ways to provide access to psychosocial care should be considered.

(1) In addition to the level of distress, the desire for support should be inquired. (2) Recommendations by physicians represent an important means of access to psycho-oncological services. (3) Services for outpatient support should be expanded.

The PO-Bado SF is a short, reliable and valid expert rating scale to identify distressed cancer patients.

Apart from psychosocial distress, the desire for support should be assessed, and patients should be provided access to additional psychosocial care options. With respect to the need for psychosocial support, it does not seem to be justified to preferentially - or even exclusively - consider melanoma patients in clinical practice and research.

In addition to their psychosocial burden, patients' desire for support should be assessed. Moreover, apart from screening tools, other ways to provide access to psychosocial care should be considered.