The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

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The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific is a gold open access journal and part of The Lancet's global initiative to advocate for health-care quality and access in all regions of the world.

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Long-term trends in cancer-specific mortality in Japan between 1958 and 2022, by sex. Mortality rates for major cancers among males and females, including liver (blue, including both viral- and non-viral-related liver cancer), stomach (orange), pancreatic (grey), lung (yellow), colon (black), breast (light blue), and uterine cancers (green). Liver cancer mortality increased until the early 2000s and subsequently declined, contrasting with continuing increases in mortality from several other major cancers.
13 Oct 2026
Hiroshima University
Over decades of sustained, integrated national viral hepatitis control, Japan has seen substantial reductions in HBV- and HCV-related disease burden and hepatocellular carcinoma mortality.
16 Jul 2026
Tohoku University
Two papers by researchers and policy practitioners provide evidence-based suggestions so that Japan’s health system can continue to flourish, even as its population rapidly ages.
13 Sep 2022
Hokkaido University
An estimated 1208 excess suicide deaths for men and 1825 for women were recorded during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan through December 2021, with the impact being greatest in women and younger age groups.