Authors: Hisateru Ohba Masakazu Narumi Yoichiro Hosokawa Masahiko Aoki
Publish Date: 2010/01/30
Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-26
Abstract
The numbers of radiotherapy facilities radiologists and radiological technologists were used to represent radiotherapy health resources The target areas were 11 prefectures in the HokkaidoTohoku and Tokyo districts The Gini coefficient GC was used to measure inequalities in health resources in relation to the population and area of each secondary medical care zone Correlation analysis was performed to clarify the relation between the GC and the allcancer mortality rate per 100 000 peopleThe mean population and area GCs of Yamagata Prefecture were the smallest whereas the mean population GC of Tokyo and the mean area GC of Hokkaido were the largest The mean GCs of radiotherapy facilities and radiological technologists were higher in the Tokyo district than in the HokkaidoTohoku district No significant correlation was found between GC and cancer mortalityGeographical inequalities in radiotherapy health resources tended to be larger in the Tokyo district than in the HokkaidoTohoku district It is expected that the radiotherapy system will be substantially improved by the Basic Plan to Promote Cancer Control Programs
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