title: Report from the second Japanese Urological Association-Japanese Society of Medical Oncology joint conference, 2007: 'diagnosis and treatment of urological malignant tumors: how can we promote subspecialists?'.
abstract: The second Japanese Urological Association-Japanese Society of Medical Oncology joint conference was held on 25 October 2007. The theme of this year's conference was 'Diagnosis and treatment of urological malignant tumors: How can we promote subspecialists?' This Meeting Report briefly discusses the themes of uro-oncology education; collaboration of urologists and medical oncologists for treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma; the role of urologists in treatment of urological cancer; the role of the medical oncologist in therapy, and collaboration between the JUA and the JSMO.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Center Hospital East, Japan.
authors.forename: Nagahiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saijo
authors.forename: Tsuneharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: Yoshinobu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akaza
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minami
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014572:Urology / Q000193:education*