Geographical Discrepancy in Medical Care Access Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Cancer in Japan, 2016–2019

OverviewThis dataset provides comprehensive information on the origin–destination (OD) relationship between patients' residences and hospitals at the prefecture levels for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer in Japan from 2016 to 2019.Dataset ContentsThe dataset includes one component:Data_1. Cross-tabulation of patient residence and hospital location by prefectureData source and methodsWe obtained the data from the National Cancer Registry in accordance with the Cancer Registration Promotion Act in Japan (Act No. 111 of December 13, 2013), and independently analyzed those data, with the results presented.All analyses were performed for total patients and stratified as follows:Eight diagnostic groups¹: lymphohematopoietic cancer (ICCC-3: I/II), brain tumors (III), neuroblastoma (IV), retinoblastoma (V), renal tumors (VI), hepatic tumors (VII), bone tumors/soft tissue sarcomas (VIII/IX), germ cell and gonadal tumors (X).Four age groups: 0–14 years, 15–19 years, 20–29 years, and 30–39 yearsFive hospital groups: initial diagnosis, diagnostic, invasive treatment, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy.<br>¹ The Roman numerals in parentheses indicate the major diagnostic group numbers in the International Classification of Childhood Cancer, Third edition (ICCC-3).Steliarova-Foucher E, Stiller C, Lacour B, Kaatsch P. International Classification of Childhood Cancer, third edition. <b><i>Cancer</i></b>. 2005;103(7):1457-1467. https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.20910.Additional InformationFor a detailed description of the study and findings, please refer to the manuscript at https://doi.org/10.1111/cas.70069.Contact InformationPlease contact the following for inquiries regarding this dataset:Anna Tsutsui, Department of Medical Statistics, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan.anna.tsutsui(at)med.toho-u.ac.jpCitationIf you use this dataset in your research, please cite the following:Anna Tsutsui, Yoshitaka Murakami, Takako Fujimaki, Masayuki Endo, Yuko Ohno. Geographical Discrepancy in Medical Care Access Among Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Cancer in Japan, 2016–2019. <b><i>Cancer Science</i></b>. https://doi.org/10.1111/cas.70069.