title: Proposal for a cooperative study on population-based cancer survival in selected registries in East Asia.
abstract: Reliable population-based cancer survival data are essential for assessment of the effectiveness of cancer screening programs, distribution of cancer therapy and prevalent cancer cases. International comparisons are useful to allow societies, mass media and health authorities to gain a real appreciation of the cancer problem in their own country and provide an impetus to improve registration and cancer control planning. Since directly comparable survival data among East Asian countries are presently very limited, a comparative study on population-based cancer survival involving China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, the Philippines and Taiwan, with Nepal as an observer, was proposed. At the 1st Working Group meeting in Tokyo on March 18th, 2009, it was decided to publish the present Commentary as a step towards realization of truly comparable cancer survival statistics in the region. Included are general information and quality of data of cancer registration at each participating registry and five-year relative survival rates of cancer of the stomach, colo-rectum, liver, lung, breast and cervix.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan. hitanaka@aichi-cc.jp
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Wanqing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Sohee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kyu-Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Chun-Ju
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Mei-Shu
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Maria Rica
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Mirasol-Lumague
authors.forename: Adriano S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Laudico
authors.forename: Evlena Suzanna
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Sinuraya
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
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authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: Manabu
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authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Midori
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authors.lastname: Soda
authors.forename: Michiko
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authors.lastname: Naito
authors.forename: Hideaki
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authors.lastname: Tsukuma
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authors.lastname: Moore
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authors.lastname: Ajiki
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005202:Asia, Eastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D016019:Survival Analysis