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Show Lung Cancer Incidence by Gender Incidence rates for lung cancer remain significantly higher for males than females, both in Utah and in the U.S. Males have an incidence more than twice that of females. This may be due to a higher percentage of males who smoke. An increased risk of occupational exposure to inhalable carcinogens may also contribute. When compared with the national rates, Utah's incidence rate for both males and females is about half of the corresponding national incidence. However, the Utah female incidence rate has been rising; this has been linked to an increase in smoking. Table 31. Lung Cancer by Gender* Utah U.S. Year Male Female Male Female 1980 39.3 11.1 84.4 28.1 1981 42.9 13.7 84.5 30.8 1982 41.7 12.1 85.1 32.4 1983 46.3 16.4 84.1 33.3 1984 46.3 13.9 86.5 34.6 1985 43.8 14.2 83.9 35.3 1986 41.8 16.2 83.6 37.0 1987 40.8 17.8 85.2 38.6 1988 38.1 14.4 83.3 40.4 1989 34.0 14.7 82.2 40.0 1990 40.7 16.9 81.5 41.5 1991 41.0 16.9 81.7 43.1 1992 42.1 18.8 81.5 43.0 1993 43.1 18.4 77.4 41.7 1994 38.3 18.1 - - *Age-adjusted rates Age-adjusted to the per 100,000 population, standard 1970 population. Figure 20 Lung Cancer Incidence by Gender 0) Q. CO X o •D Q- 0) Is ¦o o 7 o o © 100 j 80 ¥ 60--40 0 ¦O- -----O -I-------1-------1-------1-------1--------1-------1-------1-------1-------1-------1--------1-------1-------1 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 ¦•-------Utah Female U.S. Female Utah Male U.S. Male Rates are age-adjusted to the 1970 standard population. ¦ Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1996 55 |