Trends in the epidemiology of larynx and lung cancer in south-east England, 1985-2004.
We analysed data on 8987 larynx and 174060 lung cancer patients diagnosed between 1985 and 2004, of which 17.3% of larynx and 35.5% of lung cancers were in females. The age-standardised rates for each cancer declined in both sexes, but since the 1990s, the rates in females over 70 years of age have been diverging.
Coupland
V H
VH
King's College London, Thames Cancer Registry, 42 Weston Street, London, SE13QD, UK. victoria.coupland@kcl.ac.uk
Chapman
P
P
Linklater
K M
KM
Sehgal
A
A
Møller
H
H
Davies
E A
EA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors