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Show Lung Cancer (ICD-9 Codes: 160-165) (1996 Total Lung Cancer Deaths in Utah =480) Lung Cancer rates have generally increased in both the United States and Utah since 1966. However, Utah has consistently had a lower incidence of disease and a lower mortality rate than the United States. Utah's lower lung cancer death and disease rates may be largely explained by the lower overall use of tobacco products in Utah. Utah continues to have the lowest percentage of current regular smokers in the United States. Total number of lung cancer deaths reported in Utah dropped dramatically from 1993 to 1994, from 408 deaths to 337 deaths. Incidence decreased slightly during this same period as well. This trend continues through the middle to late 1990's. The Utah lung cancer death rate has changed very little over the past fifteen years. However, it is very important to note that Utah no longer maintains the lowest smoking rate of any state in the U.S. The most recent push is a campaign to limit youth access to tobacco, and to reduce the public exposure to second hand smoke. Utah's indoor Clean Air Act is the most notable result of that push. Table 30. Lung Cancer* Incidence Incidence Mortality Mortality Year Utah U.S. Utah U.S. 1981 26.9 53.9 21.2 43 1982 25.1 54.9 19.6 44.2 1983 29.7 55 21 44.9 1984 28.4 56.8 22.4 45.8 1985 27.3 56.2 19.8 46.6 1986 27.7 56.9 21.5 47.1 1987 28.1 58.5 22.8 48.1 1988 25.1 58.7 20 48.6 1989 23.2 58 24.4 49.3 1990 27.5 58.6 22.5 50.2 1991 27.7 59.5 24.1 50 1992 29.1 59.5 22.6 50 1993 29.3 57 26.1 50.1 1994 27.2 57.2 19.6 49.6 1995 25.8 55.9 21.5 49.3 1996 24.9 24.2 * Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted to the standard 1970 population Utah's figures are reported on a five-year average. The U.S. figures are reported on a three-year average. Table. 30. Sources: US: National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute. SEER Cancer Statistics.[Online]. Available http://www/ seer.ims.nci.nih.gov. Utah: Utah Dept. Of Health. Division of Community Health Services. Action 2000. Utah: incidence: Utah Cancer Registry. [Online]. Available http://www/ucr3.genetics.utah.edu Figure 19 Lung Cancer Age-Adjusted Rates per 100,000 Population 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Incidence Utah Incidence U.S. Mortality Utah Mortality U.S. 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 19% 88 |