Cancer incidence and type of treatment hospital among children, adolescents, and young adults in Japan, 2016-2018.

ABSTRACT: Cancer in children, adolescents, and young adults (AYAs) although rare, is the leading disease-specific cause of death in Japan. This study aims to investigate cancer incidence and type of treatment hospital among children and AYAs in Japan. Cancer incidence data (2016-2018) for those aged 0-39 years were obtained from the Japanese population-based National Cancer Registry. Cancer types were classified according to the 2017 update of the International Classification of Childhood Cancer (Third Edition), and AYA Site Recode 2020 Revision. Cases were also categorized into three groups: those treated at core hospitals for pediatric cancer treatment (pediatric cancer hospitals [PCHs]), those treated at designated cancer care hospitals, and those treated at nondesignated hospitals. The age-stand

SUBMITTER: Nakata K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10475761 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature