Trends in head and neck cancer incidence in Japan during 1965-1999.
The age-standardized incidence rates for cancers of the tongue, oropharynx, hypopharynx, esophagus and lung increased steadily for males during 1965-1999, while for females there has been an increase for oropharynx and lung only.
Ioka
Akiko
A
Department of Cancer Control and Statistics, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan. akiko3@gol.com
Tsukuma
Hideaki
H
Ajiki
Wakiko
W
Oshima
Akira
A
D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries