CANCER STATISTICS IN JAPAN '05

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CONTENTS

Preface
History of Cancer Research in Japan

Figures and Graphs

1. Annual mortality trends for leading causes of death in Japan (1947-2004)
2. Trends in age-adjusted death rates for leading causes of death by sex in Japan (1947-2003)
3. Mortality from malignant neoplasms by site in Japan
4. Mortality from malignant neoplasms by age group in Japan (2003)
5. Age-adjusted death rates of malignant neoplasms by site, sex and calendar year (1970-2003)
6. International comparison of proportion of deaths from cancer by sex and site
7. Cumulative incidence rate of cancer worldwide by sex and site
8. Map of standardized mortality ratios (2000)
9. Cancer incidence rate by age group, site and sex in Japan (1975, 1999)
10. Age-adjusted incidence rates and death rates of malignant neoplasms by sex and calendar year (1975-1999)
11. Survival rates (%) by site and clinical stage
    
    Ⅰ.5-year survival rates of newly diagnosed and hospitalized patients by sex, site and year of diagnosis in National Cancer Center Hospital
    Ⅱ.Survival rates (%) of Major sites at the National Cancer Center Hospital
12. Methods of treatment at National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan (primary cases only, 1975, 2004)
13. Estimation of cancer incidence in the year 2020 in Japan
14. Population attributable risk (%) of smoking to cancer incidence in Japan
15. Trends for number of mass-screening examinees and detected cancers

Tabulated Data

1. Annual mortality trends for leading causes of death in Japan (1910-2004)
2. Trends in age-adjusted death rates for leading causes of death by sex in Japan (1947-2003)
3. Number of deaths and proportional mortality rates from malignant neoplasms by site in Japan (2003)
4. Mortality from malignant neoplasms by age group and sex in Japan (2003)
5. Age-adjusted death rates of malignant neoplasms by site, sex and calendar year (1950-2003)
6. International comparison of cancer mortality by sex and site (crude mortality)
7. Cancer incidence, rates and age-specific rates per 100,000 population in Japan according to sex and site (1999)
8. Age-adjusted incidence rates of malignant neoplasms by site, sex and calendar year (1975-1999)
9. Methods of treatment at National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan (primary cases only, 1975, 2004)
10. Survival rates (%) by site and clinical stage
    
    Ⅰ.5-year survival rates of newly diagnosed and hospitalized patients by sex, site and year of diagnosis
    (1)National Cancer Center Hospital
    (2)National Cancer Center Hospital East
    Ⅱ.Survival rates (%) of Major sites at the National Cancer Center Hospital
    Ⅲ.International comparison of 5-year survival from population-based cancer registries
11. Clinical stage and survival in patients detected by screening in Japan
12. Smoking and cancer
13. Time trends in consumption of tobacco, alcohol and food
14. Number of examinees in national mass-screening program
15. Consultation rate trends in Japan
16. National medical care expenditure trends in Japan (1977-2002)

Explanation of terms
"Cancer Statistics in Japan" Editorial Board