# Japan Psycho-Oncology Society

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## TL;DR

Japan's society for doctors, nurses and psychologists who look after the mental health of people with cancer.

## Summary

The Japan Psycho-Oncology Society is Japan's member of the IPOS Federation. Its IPOS country page gives 1986 as its founding year and a membership in which doctors are the largest group, followed by nurses and psychologists. It holds an annual meeting.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: JPOS
- Tags: professional-society
- City: Tokyo, JP
- Type: consortium
- Website: http://jpos-society.org/

## Sources

- IPOS Federation country page: https://ipos-society.org/federation/japan

## Connected records

- technologies: [Psycho-oncology and distress screening](https://onco.cc/technologies/psycho-oncology/)
- institutions: [International Psycho-Oncology Society](https://onco.cc/institutions/ipos/)

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