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22 Sep, 2013

Hospitals may be forced to hand cancer patient information to state | Japan Times

JIJI, Sep 21, 2013 – A nonpartisan group of Diet lawmakers has drafted a bill that would oblige hospitals to provide the state with cancer patients’ personal information, including their condition, in an effort to improve treatment quality, sources said Saturday.

The group, which includes members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, junior coalition ally New Komeito and the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, compiled the legislation to promote cancer patient registration so the data can be used in drafting bills to tackle the disease, the sources said.

The lawmakers intent to submit the bill to an extraordinary Diet session to be convened in October after gaining approval from each party.

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