Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer incidence in Japan, although gastric
cancer mortality has decreased over the past few decades. This decrease is attributed to a …

Background Tobacco use and alcohol consumption are still important risk factors for head
and neck cancer (HNC) in developing countries, even though decreasing in tobacco …

Introduction Breast cancer remains one of the major cancers worldwide. In Asia, breast
cancer is leading both incidence and mortality rates. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) …

Background We investigated the utility of a molecular classifier tool and genetic alterations
for predicting prognosis in Japanese patients with endometrial cancer. Methods A total of …

Objective We examine international incidence trends of lung, colorectal, prostate, and breast
cancers, as well as all cancers combined excluding non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in …

In most high‐resource countries with organized screening programs, the incidence and
mortality of cervical cancer is decreasing. Recent statistics have also revealed a reduction in …

Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has rapidly and
dramatically influenced healthcare across Japan. However, the influence of the COVID-19 …

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is considered the leading cause of gastric cancer.
Gastric cancer is currently a common cancer with high incidence and mortality rates, but it is …

Background: The 2015 Japan Standard Population (JSP) was established in response to
changes in the age structure. However, the effects of major updates, especially the …

Continued decrease in smoking prevalence and increasing use of sensitive diagnostic
procedures necessitate updated monitoring of trends in lung cancer incidence in Japan. We …