Smoking is a major cause of death in the west and increasingly also in the Asian Pacific area, some of the countries of ‍which have the highest smoking rates in the world. While lung cancer incidence may demonstrate a ...

Cancer chemoprevention by phytochemicals may be one of the most feasible approaches for cancer control. For ‍example, phytochemicals obtained from vegetables, fruits, spices, teas, herbs and medicinal plants, such as ...

1. Introduction: Bladder Cancer and the EnvironmentHistorical Aspects2. Geographical Variation in Histopathological Types of Bladder CancerSchistosomiasisArsenic PoisoningChernobyl3. Analytical Epidemiological ...

Mass screening for gastric cancer originated in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, in 1960. This review summarizes ‍studies assessing the efficacy of screening using data from a population-based cancer registry in the prefecture ...

A dramatic overhaul of the population-based cancer registration system in Aichi Prefecture, Japan - Aichi ‍Cancer Registry (ACR) - was undertaken in 1998, with a view to rationalization and strengthening of its ‍effectiveness, ...

Morbidity and mortality statistics, including incidences of fat-related cancers (FRCs), and dietary intake and ‍sources of fats and oils were compared for Japanese, Mediterranean and American people. Incidences of FRCs, ...

To promote a cancer prevention program at hospital, we started the hospital-based epidemiologic research program at ‍Aichi Cancer Center (HERPACC) in 1988. Because patients visiting hospitals are very concerned not only ...