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A total of 419 psychologists from 403 facilities were asked to fill out the questionnaire and return it anonymously. Some 401 psychologists (89 males, 310 females, and 2 unspecified; mean age, 37.2\u00a0\u00a0\u00b1\u00a0\u00a09.5 years) responded about necessary knowledge and skills for psychologists working in cancer palliative care, the necessity for training, expectations at their current workplace, and the degree to which expectations are met.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1478951514000029_sec3\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>More than 90% of participants responded that many kinds of knowledge and skills related to the field of cancer palliative care are necessary. Over 80% of participants indicated a necessity for training related to these knowledge and skills. Although more than 50% (range, 50.1\u201385.8%) of participants responded that such services as \u201ccooperation with medical staff within a hospital,\u201d \u201chandling patients for whom psychological support would be beneficial,\u201d and \u201cassessment of patients' mental state\u201d were expected at their workplace, fewer than 60% (31.4\u201356.9%) responded that they actually performed these roles.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1478951514000029_sec4\"><jats:title>Significance of Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results show that many psychologists in cancer palliative care feel unable to respond to the expectations at their current workplace and that they require more adequate knowledge and skills related to cancer palliative care to work effectively. 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