Geographical Discrepancy in Medical Care Access Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Cancer in Japan, 2016-2019.

ABSTRACT: In Japan, cancer control measures have been developed in specialized hospitals for children (0-14 years), and adolescents and young adults (15-39 years) patients with cancer. We investigated geographical discrepancies between residential addresses and cancer treatment hospitals in patients aged 0-39 in Japan between 2016 and 2019. Using Japan's National Population-Based Cancer Registry data (n = 99,968), we classified the cases into 10 diagnostic groups and four age groups: 0-14, 15-19, 20-29, and 30-39. Using five types of hospital groups, we examined the origin-destination relationships between patients' residences and hospitals at the prefecture and Secondary Medical Area (SMA) levels via cross-tabulation, summarizing the results using descriptive statistics and heat maps. Generalized E

SUBMITTER: Tsutsui A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12210028 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature