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The Cancer Transition in Japan since 1951

Year: 2002

Type: article

Abstract: The overall trend of cancer mortality in Japan has been decreasing since the 1960s (age-standardized death rates for ages 30-69), though trends differ enormously among various forms of the disease. Cancer mortality was heavily influenced by Japanese po

Source: Demographic Research

DOI: 10.4054/demres.2002.7.5

Authors: Omer Gersten, John R. Wilmoth

Institutions: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, University of California, Berkeley

Language: English

Topic: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Subfield: Oncology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: National Institute on Aging