About

BPOS: Promoting the advancement of education, clinical practice, and research in psychosocial oncology

Psychosocial Oncology is the field of study concerned with psychological, social and behavioural aspects of cancer. We work not only with those who have been diagnosed with cancer, but also their families, friends and the professionals who care for them. And we work across the cancer spectrum, from thinking about prevention, screening before cancer is diagnosed, through treatment, and into survivorship and end of life care.

Mission Statement

The British Psychosocial Oncology Society (BPOS) is a multi-disciplinary organisation, originally founded in 1983. Our society aims to advance education and research in psychosocial oncology and to promote increased knowledge of this subject within oncology.

After thirty years of work, our society is thriving. We work closely with international colleagues and in 2007 became a member of the IPOS International Federation of National Psychosocial Oncology Societies. We warmly welcome new members from any professional group and urge those interested in the psychosocial care of those affected by cancer to join us!

BPOS is a registered charity and is run by an elected multidisciplinary committee. We work hard to represent UK Psychosocial Oncology on a a range of research and policy driven issues. For more details on what we do, please see the News and Events page.

BPOS aims to:

BPOS offers its members:

Contact details for the BPOS Executive Committee are available and we would welcome you to contact us with any questions or enquiries. We are also committed to ensuring that the society is working for you, and providing what our members expect from us; if you have any suggestions for how we can improve what we do, we welcome you to get in touch with us. You can follow up on X for the latest news and developments.