Table 2 Solid cancer mortality in the lifespan study of A-bomb survivors compared to Japanese cancer mortality. Japanese average cancer deaths were calculated by dividing cancer deaths by total deaths each year during 1958–2009 [19]
Reporters | Year | Survey period | No. hibakusha or [NIC] | No. cancer deaths (%) | % Japanese average cancer deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Preston et al. [20] | 2007 | 1958–1998 | 105,427 [25,427] | 17,448 (16.6b) [3994 (15.7b)] | 21.4 (1958–1998) |
Ozasa et al. [21] | 2012 | 1958–2003 | 86,611 [26,529] | 10,929 (12.6b) [NAa] | 22.3 (1958–2003) |
Grant et al. [22] | 2017 | 1958–2009 | 80,205 [25,239] | 17,316 (21.5b) [5222 (20.6b)] | 23.3 (1958–2009) |