Publisher's Synopsis
Cancer is one of the major causes of death in most developed countries. In Japan it has been the leading cause since 1981 and continues to increase. This convenient book contains updated and detailed cancer statistics of Japan and 33 countries in the world. It is an updated version of a previous volume, 'Cancer Mortality and Morbidity Statistics: Japan and the World - 1994', and will be of substantial value to cancer control programs world wide.