title: Cancer incidence and incidence rates in Japan in 2008: a study of 25 population-based cancer registries for the Monitoring of Cancer Incidence in Japan (MCIJ) project.
abstract: The Japan Cancer Surveillance Research Group aimed to estimate the cancer incidence in Japan in 2008 based on data collected from 25 of 34 population-based cancer registries, as part of the Monitoring of Cancer Incidence in Japan project. The incidence in Japan for 2008 was estimated to be 749 767 (C00-C96). Stomach cancer and breast cancer were the leading types of cancer in males and females, respectively.
authors: *Surveillance Division, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan. amatsuda@ncc.go.jp.
authors: Ayako
authors: A
authors: Matsuda
authors: Tomohiro
authors: T
authors: Matsuda
authors: Akiko
authors: A
authors: Shibata
authors: Kota
authors: K
authors: Katanoda
authors: Tomotaka
authors: T
authors: Sobue
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Nishimoto
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012042:Registries; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Japan; cancer incidence; cancer registry; extent of disease; incidence estimates