For years, Makiko Dazai had nagging questions about her sister’s death from ovarian cancer in 2008.
Dazai, a 46-year-old housewife from Kiyose, western Tokyo, said her sister had been taking great care of herself, eating healthily and undergoing regular health checkups. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2004.
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