Regional disparities in breast cancer healthcare in Japan: REAL-BC study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Since 2007, the Basic Plans for Promoting Cancer Control (BPPCCs) have sought to enhance cancer care at designated cancer care hospitals (DCCHs) and implement population (PBCR)- and hospital (HBCR)-based cancer registries, among other activities. However, the impact of the BPPCCs on breast cancer care in Japan remains uncertain. This study sought to reveal the reality of regional disparities in the proportion of breast cancer patients' initial visits to DCCHs and the functionality of breast cancer in DCCHs.

Methods

We obtained data from the PBCR and HBCR in Japan, as well as administrative healthcare claims data (JMDC claims data), and data published by clinical societies in Japan for the period 2018 to 2021. We conducted descriptive analyses to determine the prop

SUBMITTER: Kitagawa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12394363 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature