Nickan Research Institute Journal of Renal Injury Prevention 2345-2781 3 3 2014 09 01 The advent of Onco-nephrology – a novel subspecialty 57 59 10.12861/jrip.2014.19 EN Mohammed-Mahdi Althaf EDITORIAL 10.12861/jrip.2014.19 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education The term onco-nephrology has been coined in an attempt to highlight the evolution of an increasingly complex and important sub-specialty in the practice of renal medicine.