Trend in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Fukushima From 2008 Through 2015
Background: Cancer incidence in Fukushima Prefecture, especially thyroid cancer, has been a public concern, since the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants accident following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011; however, cancer incidence for Fukushima resi...
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| author | Akiko Shibata Shigehira Saji Kenji Kamiya Seiji Yasumura |
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| description | Background: Cancer incidence in Fukushima Prefecture, especially thyroid cancer, has been a public concern, since the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants accident following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011; however, cancer incidence for Fukushima residents before and after the accident based on a population-based cancer registry (PBCR) has not been known worldwide. Methods: We obtained the corrected-incidence data for invasive cancers newly diagnosed from 2008 through 2015 from the Fukushima Cancer Registry. We checked data quality indicators for PBCRs to confirm comparability. We calculated age-standardized annual incidence and mortality of cancer for all-site, thyroid, and leukemia by calendar year and sex, as we did for Tochigi Prefecture and all of Japan as references for comparison. We applied joinpoint trend analysis to test an apparent trend in incidence and mortality. Results: The corrected incidence data from the Fukushima Cancer Registry had sufficient quality comparable to other PBCRs. For the age-standardized annual incidence by sex and cancer type in Fukushima and Tochigi, we did not detect any joinpoint in trend with statistical significance. Cancer incidence gently increased from 2008 through 2015 nationwide. Incidence and mortality of cancer for Fukushima before the accident was very close to that for Tochigi. Conclusions: We interpreted the incidence statistics of cancer for Fukushima residents from 2008 through 2015. Our results will provide fundamental statistics for subsequent researchers to assess the relationship between the disaster and cancer incidence among Fukushima residents in the long term. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fe061e8ee0ec416e9eddf5d3fd938b212022-12-21T19:30:40ZengJapan Epidemiological AssociationJournal of Epidemiology0917-50401349-90922021-12-01311265365910.2188/jea.JE20200202Trend in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Fukushima From 2008 Through 2015Akiko Shibata0Shigehira Saji1Kenji Kamiya2Seiji Yasumura3Center for Cancer Control and Information Services, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, JapanBackground: Cancer incidence in Fukushima Prefecture, especially thyroid cancer, has been a public concern, since the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants accident following the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011; however, cancer incidence for Fukushima residents before and after the accident based on a population-based cancer registry (PBCR) has not been known worldwide. Methods: We obtained the corrected-incidence data for invasive cancers newly diagnosed from 2008 through 2015 from the Fukushima Cancer Registry. We checked data quality indicators for PBCRs to confirm comparability. We calculated age-standardized annual incidence and mortality of cancer for all-site, thyroid, and leukemia by calendar year and sex, as we did for Tochigi Prefecture and all of Japan as references for comparison. We applied joinpoint trend analysis to test an apparent trend in incidence and mortality. Results: The corrected incidence data from the Fukushima Cancer Registry had sufficient quality comparable to other PBCRs. For the age-standardized annual incidence by sex and cancer type in Fukushima and Tochigi, we did not detect any joinpoint in trend with statistical significance. Cancer incidence gently increased from 2008 through 2015 nationwide. Incidence and mortality of cancer for Fukushima before the accident was very close to that for Tochigi. Conclusions: We interpreted the incidence statistics of cancer for Fukushima residents from 2008 through 2015. Our results will provide fundamental statistics for subsequent researchers to assess the relationship between the disaster and cancer incidence among Fukushima residents in the long term.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/31/12/31_JE20200202/_pdfcancerincidencepopulation-based cancer registry |
| spellingShingle | Akiko Shibata Shigehira Saji Kenji Kamiya Seiji Yasumura Trend in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Fukushima From 2008 Through 2015 Journal of Epidemiology cancer incidence population-based cancer registry |
| title | Trend in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Fukushima From 2008 Through 2015 |
| title_full | Trend in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Fukushima From 2008 Through 2015 |
| title_fullStr | Trend in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Fukushima From 2008 Through 2015 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trend in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Fukushima From 2008 Through 2015 |
| title_short | Trend in Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Fukushima From 2008 Through 2015 |
| title_sort | trend in cancer incidence and mortality in fukushima from 2008 through 2015 |
| topic | cancer incidence population-based cancer registry |
| url | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/31/12/31_JE20200202/_pdf |
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