title: Estimated life expectancy and risk of death from cancer by quartiles in the older Japanese population: 2010 vital statistics.
abstract: Data on life expectancies and risk of death from cancer are essential information to have when making informed decisions about cancer screening and treatment options, but has never been presented in a way that is readily available to use for physicians in Japan. We provided estimates of life expectancies and predicted risk of death from seven most common types of cancer (lung, gastric, liver, colon, prostate, breast, and cervical) by quartiles for the older Japanese population above 50 years old, using 2010 life tables and cancer mortality statistics data. We found that there was a large difference in life expectancy between older persons in the upper and lower quartiles. Risk of death from breast cancer was low. By using this data, physicians can more accurately obtain life expectancy estimates by assessing which quartile the patient is most likely to fall under, and help patients make better informed decisions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Services Research, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Japan. Electronic address: moiwamot@ncc.go.jp.
authors.forename: Momoko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health/Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: f-naka@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Fumiaki
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Division of Health Services Research, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Japan. Electronic address: thigashi@ncc.go.jp.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Aged; Aged, 50 and over; Japanese; Life expectancy; Mortality; Neoplasms