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Descriptive Cancer Epidemiology Lab [Cancer Information and Control Division]
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A descriptive epidemiology lab that examines the characteristics of cancer occurrence using cancer registry data.
AboutAbout the lab
Measuring the current state of cancer with cancer registry data.
The Cancer Information and Control Division aims to find effective means of reducing the number of people who suffer from cancer and who die of it.
It is closely involved with the National Cancer Registry, which collects information on all cancer patients in Japan, and provides medical support for the operation of the Aichi Cancer Registry.
Based on the collected data, the lab conducts descriptive epidemiology studies that analyze the geographic and temporal characteristics of cancer occurrence in the prefecture and across Japan.
It is a research division of the Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute (Chikusa Ward, Nagoya), and works together with Aichi Prefecture to advance regional cancer control.
Key terms
- Descriptive epidemiology
- Research that analyzes and records, using population data, where, in what kind of people, and what kind of cancer occurs
- National Cancer Registry
- A database that collects and manages information on all patients diagnosed with cancer in Japan, regardless of which medical institution made the diagnosis
- Analytical epidemiology
- Epidemiological research that aims to identify the causes of disease
ResearchResearch themes
The lab aims to find ways to reduce the number of people who develop or die of cancer, and to monitor whether those measures are working well, so that the results can be used in cancer control in Aichi and in Japan. It conducts descriptive epidemiology studies based on data from the National Cancer Registry and the Aichi Cancer Registry, and also does research that provides important clues for analytical epidemiology.
Possible Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer
A 2017 study featured on the lab's website used population-based cancer registry data to assess the possibility of overtreatment in elderly prostate cancer patients. It found that among patients aged 80 or older with localized disease, there was no excess mortality even without treatment.
*Illustrative imageTobacco Consumption and Lung Cancer
A 2011 study featured on the lab's website examined trends in lung cancer incidence among men, using population-based cancer registry data from nine prefectures across Japan. Squamous cell carcinoma has decreased as filter cigarettes have replaced non-filter ones, while the increase in lung adenocarcinoma has leveled off as overall tobacco consumption has declined.
*Illustrative imageUsing the Aichi Cancer Registry in Collaborative Research
The lab supports improving the quality of the Aichi Cancer Registry and takes part in collaborative research that uses its information. The data are used to estimate the number of cancer patients nationwide and are also published in Cancer Incidence in Five Continents. The lab also contributes to international collaborative studies on survival rates.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Cancer Information and Control Division include the division head, unit head, senior researchers, research residents, and institute technicians.As of 2025
- Division HeadHidemi Ito
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Corridor on the second level - NÄL hospital 1” W.carter / CC0 (cropped)
- Tobacco Consumption and Lung Cancer: “Benson & Hedges Special Filter cigarette” SerChevalerie / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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