# Korean Psycho-Oncology Society

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## TL;DR

South Korea's society for psychiatrists, nurses and psychologists who look after the mental health of people with cancer, with its own journal.

## Summary

The Korean Psycho-Oncology Society is Korea's member of the IPOS Federation. Its IPOS country page gives 2005 as its founding year, a membership in which psychiatrists are the largest group (47 per cent) followed by nurses, psychologists and social workers, an annual conference, and the Korean Journal of Psycho-Oncology.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-04
- Also known as: KPOS
- Tags: professional-society
- City: Seoul, KR
- Type: consortium
- Website: http://www.kpos-society.org/

## Sources

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

## 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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