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MHLW (Japan). (June 5, 2024). Number of deaths from malignant neoplasms among women in Japan in 2023, by major site (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481437/japan-number-of-deaths-from-malignant-neoplasms-among-women-by-major-site/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of deaths from malignant neoplasms among women in Japan in 2023, by major site (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 5, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481437/japan-number-of-deaths-from-malignant-neoplasms-among-women-by-major-site/
MHLW (Japan). (2024). Number of deaths from malignant neoplasms among women in Japan in 2023, by major site (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481437/japan-number-of-deaths-from-malignant-neoplasms-among-women-by-major-site/
MHLW (Japan). "Number of Deaths from Malignant Neoplasms among Women in Japan in 2023, by Major Site (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481437/japan-number-of-deaths-from-malignant-neoplasms-among-women-by-major-site/
MHLW (Japan), Number of deaths from malignant neoplasms among women in Japan in 2023, by major site (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481437/japan-number-of-deaths-from-malignant-neoplasms-among-women-by-major-site/ (last visited July 13, 2025)
Number of deaths from malignant neoplasms among women in Japan in 2023, by major site (in 1,000s) [Graph], MHLW (Japan), June 5, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1481437/japan-number-of-deaths-from-malignant-neoplasms-among-women-by-major-site/