Cancer incidence and incidence rates in Japan in 2002: based on data from 11 population-based cancer registries

Tomohiro Matsuda; Tomomi Marugame; Ken-ichi Kamo; Kota Katanoda; Wakiko Ajiki; Tomotaka Sobue; Japan Cancer Surveillance Research Group

doi:10.1093/jjco/hyn074

Cancer incidence and incidence rates in Japan in 2002: based on data from 11 population-based cancer registries

Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2008 Sep;38(9):641-8. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyn074. Epub 2008 Aug 16.

Authors

Tomohiro Matsuda¹, Tomomi Marugame, Ken-ichi Kamo, Kota Katanoda, Wakiko Ajiki, Tomotaka Sobue; Japan Cancer Surveillance Research Group

Affiliation

¹ Cancer Information Services and Surveillance Division, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan. tomatsud@ncc.go.jp

PMID: 18708647
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyn074

Abstract

The number of cancer incidences, crude incidence rates, age-standardized incidence rates in 2002 in Japan are estimated. The estimated total number of incidences was 570,598.

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian People / statistics & numerical data*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Registries / statistics & numerical data
Sex Distribution