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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 32:318-322 (2002)
© 2002 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

Cancer Incidence and Incidence Rates in Japan in 1997: Estimates Based on Data from 12 Population-based Cancer Registries

The Research Group for Population-based Cancer Registration in Japan+,§,

The Research Group for Population-based Cancer Registration in Japan estimated cancer incidence in Japan in 1997 based on data from 12 population-based cancer registries: Miyagi, Yamagata, Chiba, Kanagawa, Niigata, Fukui, Aichi, Shiga, Osaka, Hiroshima City, Saga and Nagasaki. The methods of estimation and its limitations are explained in previous papers (13). The number of incidences, crude rates, age-standardized rates and completeness of registration in 1997 are shown in Table 1 and the age-specific number of incidences and the rates are shown in Tables 2 and 3 according to sex and primary site. The number of incidences for 1997 was estimated as 479 000. The time trends of age-standardized incidence rates for major sites in 1975–97 standardized to the world population are shown in Fig. 1 and those standardized to the 1985 Japanese model population are shown in Fig. 2. The leading site in age-standardized incidence rate was stomach for males and breast for females in both Figs 1 and 2.


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Table 1. Incidence, completeness of reporting and accuracy of diagnosis in Japan according to sex and primary site, 1997
 

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Table 2. Age-specific incidence in Japan according to sex and primary site, 1997
 


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Figure 1. Trends of age-standardized cancer incidence rates for major sites (standard population: world population).

 


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Figure 2. Trends of age-standardized cancer incidence rates for major sites (standard population: 1985 Japanese model population).

 
Estimated cancer incidence data in Japan by sex, site, five-year age group and calendar year during the period 1975–97 are now available on a Web site (http://www.mc.pref.osaka.jp/ocr/) or by correspondence with the principal investigator of the Research Group (Dr A. Oshima).


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In 2001 the Research Group conducted the 28th survey on cancer incidence and cancer medical care with the cooperation of the Aichi Cancer Center (Dr T. Kuroishi) and contributions from 14 cancer registries: Miyagi (Dr D. Shibuya), Yamagata (Dr T. Matsuda), Chiba (Dr H. Mikami), Kanagawa (Dr T. Nagaoka), Niigata (Dr K. Ogoshi), Fukui (Dr M. Fujita), Aichi (Dr M. Inoue), Shiga (Dr T. Imura), Osaka (Dr A. Oshima), Tottori (Dr T. Kishimoto), Hiroshima City (Dr K. Koyama), Saga (Dr K. Tanaka), Nagasaki (Dr M. Soda) and Okinawa (Dr S. Shimoji). The study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Cancer Research (8–2) from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare.


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Table 3. Age-specific incidence rate per 100 000 population in Japan according to sex and primary site, 1997
 

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+ *This report was prepared by Wakiko Ajiki, Hideaki Tsukuma and Akira Oshima, Department of Cancer Control and Statistics, Osaka Medical Center for Cancerand Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan Back

§ For reprints and all correspondence: Wakiko Ajiki, Department of Cancer Control and Statistics, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Nakamichi 1–3–3, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan. E-mail: ajiki-mi@umin.ac.jp Back

Abbreviations: ICD-10th, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision; DCO/I, proportion of cases with the death certificate only to incident cases; I/D, number of incidence/number of deaths; HV/I, proportion of histologically verified cases to incident cases; CIS/carcinoma in situ Back


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1 The Research Group for Population-based Cancer Registration in Japan. Cancer incidence and incidence rates in Japan in 1988: estimates based on data from ten population-based cancer registries. Jpn J Clin Oncol 1994;24:299–304.[Free Full Text]

2 The Research Group for Population-based Cancer Registration in Japan. Cancer incidence in Japan, 1985–89: re-estimation based on data from eight population-based cancer registries. Jpn J Clin Oncol 1998;28:54–67.[Abstract/Free Full Text]

3 The Research Group for Population-based Cancer Registration in Japan. Cancer incidence in Japan. In: Tominaga S and Oshima A, editors. Cancer Mortality and Morbidity Statistics Japan and the World – 1999. Monograph on Cancer Research No. 47. Tokyo: Japanese Scientific Societies Press 1999;83–143.

Received March 19, 2002; accepted April 30, 2002


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