[The trend of mortality of lung cancer and its association with air pollution].
A death retrospective survey of all causes from 1985 to 1989 was carried out in thirteen districts of Shandong Province in 1990. The total population investigated was 8.10 million that accounted for nearly ten percent of the whole population of Shandong. The death rate of lung cancer (adjusted by Chinese population in 1964) was 12.0 per 100,000 population. As compared with that in 1970-1974, it increased by 96.7%, of which 102.5% for male and 85.7% for female. In each district the mortality of lung cancer also went up. In Qingtao, Jinan, and Zibo with high-mortality in 1970-1974, the rates of lung cancer death increased by 213%, 291%, and 260%, respectively. At the same time, in Zhaozhuang, Jining, Hezie with low-mortality in 1970-1974, the mortality rates of lung cancer increased by 303%, 284% and 285%, respectively. The results of correlational analysis showed that the increasing rate of lung cancer was related to the air pollution.
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D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene / Q000032:analysis; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide / Q000032:analysis
D000393:Air Pollutants; D013458:Sulfur Dioxide; D001564:Benzo(a)pyrene