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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 30:366-368 (2000)
© 2000 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

The 10th Clinical Cancer Research Forum

Masaaki Terada1, Kyosuke Ushio2 and Naoki Tsukamoto2

1National Cancer Center, Tokyo and 2National Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan,+


  
 
After World War II, the types of major diseases in Japan underwent dramatic changes. Until 1953, tuberculosis and other communicable diseases had been leading causes of death in Japan, but owing to the improvement of public health conditions and the use of antibiotics, the incidence of classical infectious diseases dropped sharply, while that of non-communicable diseases or lifestyle-related diseases, such as cancer and cerebrovascular diseases, increased markedly. In 1981, cancer became the number one cause of death and the number of cancer deaths continues to increase.

As early as 1965, the Japanese Association of Clinical Cancer Centers was established with the National Cancer Center in Tokyo as the core center. Today, a total of 28 clinical cancer centers throughout Japan belongs to the Association. Some of these cancer centers are supported by the central national Government, while the others are supported by local prefectural governments or private foundations. Although the . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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