Trends in head and neck cancer incidence in Japan during 1965-1999

Akiko Ioka; Hideaki Tsukuma; Wakiko Ajiki; Akira Oshima

doi:10.1093/jjco/hyi004

Trends in head and neck cancer incidence in Japan during 1965-1999

Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2005 Jan;35(1):45-7. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyi004.

Authors

Akiko Ioka¹, Hideaki Tsukuma, Wakiko Ajiki, Akira Oshima

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cancer Control and Statistics, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Higashinari-ku, Osaka 537-8511, Japan. [email protected]

PMID: 15681605
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyi004

Abstract

The age-standardized incidence rates for cancers of the tongue, oropharynx, hypopharynx, esophagus and lung increased steadily for males during 1965-1999, while for females there has been an increase for oropharynx and lung only.

MeSH terms

Female
Forecasting
Head and Neck Neoplasms / epidemiology*
Humans
Incidence
Japan / epidemiology
Male
Registries