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The National Cancer Registry (NCR) commenced operations in January 2016. Accurate nationwide data obtained from NCR contribute to the planning and evaluation of cancer control in Japan. This database is utilized in evaluating the quality of medical care for cancer patients, in assessing the accuracy of cancer screening, and in follow-up surveys in nationwide cohort studies.

National Cancer Registry (Japan)

Database Contact Data

Please complete the contact form (in Japanese or English) at - https://reg18.smp.ne.jp/regist/is?SMPFORM=ndqe-lfogsa-3b8c6f3d580c85ee376b1c4fd94627fa

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References of Studies Using/Describing Database

1. Muramatsu S, Ogura K, Morizane C, Satake T, Iwata S, Kobayashi E, Higashi T, Toda Y, Takemori T, Kondo H, Kawai A. Epidemiology and prognosis of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) in Japan: A population-based analysis using the national cancer registry. J Orthop Sci. 2025 Oct 9:S0949-2658(25)00278-7.

2. Ogura K, Morizane C, Satake T, Iwata S, Toda Y, Muramatsu S, Takemori T, Kondo H, Kobayashi E, Arakawa A, Ogawa C, Katoh Y, Higashi T, Kawai A. Incidence and age- and site-specific characteristics of osteosarcoma: a population-based study using National Cancer Registry 2016-2019. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2025 Sep 5;55(9):1037-1045.

3. Hirano H, Naito Y, Nishida T, Higashi T, Satake T, Morizane C, Kawai A. Epidemiologic Features and Age-Related Differences in Management among Patients with Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors in Japan: A National Cancer Registry Study. Cancer Res Commun. 2025 Jul 1;5(7):1235-1242.

4. Watari S, Ichikawa T, Takao S, Kurihara Y, Matsumi A, Tokunaga M, Kubota R, Kusumi N, Tsushima T. Improvements in the prognosis of patients with stage IV renal cancer according to the era of therapeutic agents: an analysis of National Cancer Registry data. Transl Androl Urol. 2025 Jun 30;14(6):1734-1741.

5. Gon Y, Zha L, Kawano T, Kudo H, Morishima T, Sasaki T, Miyashiro I, Mochizuki H, Sobue T. Specific Cardiovascular Mortality in Cancer Survivors: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study in Japan. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 May 20;14(10):e037965.

6. Kondo H, Ogura K, Morizane C, Satake T, Iwata S, Toda Y, Muramatsu S, Takemori T, Kobayashi E, Higashi T, Kawai A. Chondrosarcoma in Japan: an analytic study using population-based National Cancer Registry. Jpn J Clin Oncol. 2025 Apr 26;55(5):490-497.

7. Takemori T, Ogura K, Morizane C, Satake T, Iwata S, Toda Y, Muramatsu S, Kondo H, Kobayashi E, Higashi T, Kawai A. Incidence and site specific characteristics of angiosarcoma in Japan using a population-based national cancer registry from 2016 to 2019. Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 22;15(1):9960.

8. Muramatsu S, Ogura K, Morizane C, Satake T, Toda Y, Iwata S, Kobayashi E, Higashi T, Ikeuchi M, Kawai A. Statistics of Visceral Sarcoma in Japan: Report From the Population-Based National Cancer Registry (NCR) in Japan. J Surg Oncol. 2025 Feb;131(2):274-284.

9. Ogata D, Namikawa K, Nakano E, Fujimori M, Uchitomi Y, Higashi T, Satake T, Morizane C, Yamazaki N, Kawai A. Comprehensive epidemiology of melanoma at all sites: insights from Japan's National Cancer Registry, 2016-2017. Int J Clin Oncol. 2025 Feb;30(2):194-198.

10. Nakata K, Matsuda T, Hori M, Sugiyama H, Tabuchi K, Miyashiro I, Matsumoto K, Yoneda A, Takita J, Shimizu C, Katanoda K. Cancer incidence and type of treatment hospital among children, adolescents, and young adults in Japan, 2016-2018. Cancer Sci. 2023 Sep;114(9):3770-3782.

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