October 18, 1989JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Declining Lung Cancer Rates Among Young Men and Women in the United States: A Cohort Analysis
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Implication
Cohort analysis shows decreasing lung cancer mortality rates in young men and women in the U.S., suggesting future trends.
Key Points
- This analysis aims to investigate trends in lung cancer mortality rates among young individuals in the U.S.
- Cohort analysis of lung cancer mortality rates by age and gender.
- Comparison of rates from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s.
- Evaluation of birth cohort effects on lung cancer rates.
- Lung cancer mortality decreased by 29% among white men from the mid-1970s to mid-1980s.
- Declines in lung cancer rates were also observed among black men and both white and black women.
- Peak lung cancer rates were found in men born around 1925-1930 and women born around 1935-1940.
Cite This Study
Devesa et al. (1989) studied this question.