Japan breast cancer therapeutics market is estimated to grow significantly at a CAGR of around 9.6% during the forecast period. The major factors that drive the market include the high prevalence of breast cancer, awareness programs by government and private organizations. According to the National cancer centre, breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, about 89,100 cases are estimated in 2017. Breast cancer is the 5th largest cause of mortality in Japan, it was estimated at about 14,400 in 2017. The increasing incidences enable the growth of the screening rates thus also grow the market in this region. The ‘Pink Ribbon Festival’ initiated by the Japan Cancer Society that enables to raise public awareness of the importance of early detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The Run for the Cure is the breast cancer foundation in japan that runs awareness and education about breast cancer. The foundation runs the Lemon Project that provides information about signs of breast cancer and breast self-examination, describing key points with lemons.

Japan breast cancer therapeutics market is segmented on the basis of therapy. The therapy segment is further classified into chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy and others (surgery). Among all therapies, chemotherapy market held the largest market share in the Japan breast cancer therapeutics market. Chemotherapy is most used when cancer in the lymph nodes and irrespective of tumor size or menopausal status. Along with that it is used for the treatment of breast cancer in premenopausal women and referred for those women who diagnosed with early stage breast cancer for hormone receptor negative and HER2 positive cancer. The types of chemotherapy include adjuvant chemotherapy and neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The adjuvant chemotherapy is used to destroy cancer cells that have been spread and not seen by the imaging tests. This method helps in reducing the cancer cells that form a new tumor in the other place of the body. Adjuvant chemotherapy reduces the risk of breast cancer coming back. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can be used to reduce the size of the tumor, so it can be removed with less widespread surgery. 

The companies which are contributing to the growth of the Japan breast cancer therapeutics market include AstraZeneca PLC, Eisai Co., Ltd.,  Bayer AG, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Mylan NV, Novartis International AG, F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Sanofi S.A., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., and others. The market players are considerably contributing to the market growth by the adoption of various strategies including new product launch, merger, and acquisition, collaborations with government, and technological advancements to stay competitive in the market. 

Research Methodology

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