Publisher's Synopsis
This is a convenient data book which contains updated and detailed cancer statistics for Japan and 30 countries of the world. It is an updated version of those published in 1981, 1994 and 1999 and contains the following major cancer statistics: - Cancer mortality in Japan (1950-2000) - Cancer incidence in Japan (1975-1998) - Trends in cancer incidence (1966-1999) - Survivals in Japan and Osaka (1975-2000) - Cancer mortality in 30 countries (1953-1997) Major geographical distributions and time trends in cancer mortality, survivals and incidence are illustrated to help readers understand these statistics.
