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cancer ranked second leading cause global mortality 2019 increasing incidence adequate workforce healthcare professionals special skills knowledge cancer care vital addressing disparities cancer prognosis study aimed elucidate trends advanced practice nursing workforce apnw cancer care included certified nurse specialists cnss certified nurses cns prefecture japan systems inception present sought analyze regional disparities compare trends healthcare resources identify contributing factors associated apnw cancer care prefecture performed panel data analysis using publicly available data apnw cancer care prefecture japan 1996 2022 gini coefficients calculated examine trends geographic equality univariate multivariable fixed effect panel data regression models used examine regional factors associated apnw cancer care 1996 2012 apnw cancer care increased four 6982 staff gini coefficients decreased 079 043 however 2012 2022 gini coefficients decreased slightly 043 041 coefficient value comparable disparity hospital doctors 043 pronounced compared medical resources hospitals 034 hospital nurses 037 designated cancer care hospitals 029 apnw cancer care prefecture significantly associated higher number designed cancer care hospitals previous year see first quartile coefficient second quartile 031 95 confidence interval ci 021040 fewer number hospital doctors 189 95ci 270 109 size apnw cancer care increased since system established 1996 till 2022 increase numbers geographic inequality narrowed 2012 since remained stagnant