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Show Chronic Diseases Lung Cancer (ICD-9Code: 160-165; ICD 10: C34) Compiled by Michael Walker, Phil Graves, Stephanie Anderson, and Brad Hopkin 2001 Utah Lung Cancer Deaths: 367 Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Utah and the U.S., and lung cancer is the second most deadly cancer. Nationally, and in the state, mortality rates from lung cancer fluctuated only slightly between 1985 and 2000 (Table 1). hi Utah, this form of cancer killed 23.1 people per 100,000 population in 2001 (Figure 1). While this is well below the national rate of 60.1, lung cancer still is a serious problem for Utah's men, who are about twice as likely as the state's women to die from lung cancer (Figure 2). Concern about this potentially fatal cancer has led to research investigating causes, as well as treatments. Research has shown that the effects of tobacco are linked to the prevalence of this type of cancer. Tobacco increases the risk of lung cancer, whether used in cigarettes, pipes, cigars, or inhaled through second hand smoke. The low prevalence of adult smokers in Utah may help explain the state's comparatively favorable mortality rate. Environmental agents such as radon also increase risk for developing lung cancer. Table 1. Mortality per 100,000 Population from Lung Cancer, Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Utah Male Female Total 36.5 41.3 42.9 37.0 43.8 44.5 40.5 42.0 48.7 37.4 40.2 37.0 37.5 39.6 36.6 39.4 33.8 12.9 13.0 14.7 12.6 17.9 14.2 18.7 16.6 19.0 16.4 16.3 19.6 16.0 19.8 19.3 16.2 14.5 23.1 25.3 26.8 23.3 29.1 27.3 28.2 27.4 31.7 25.5 26.6 27.2 25.4 28.6 26.7 26.7 23.1 U.S. Total Utah:U.S. 56.7 57.4 58.6 59.3 60.3 61.5 61.6 61.4 61.7 61.1 60.9 60.4 60.1 59.5 56.0 60.0 60.1 0.41 0.44 0.46 0.39 0.48 0.44 0.46 0.45 0.51 0.42 0.44 0.45 0.42 0.48 0.48 0.50 0.40 a Age-adjusted to 2000 standard population. Figure 1. Mortality per 100,000 Population from Lung Cancer, Utah and U.S., 1985-2001 Figure 2. Mortality per 100,000 Population from Lung Cancer by Gender, Utah and U.S., 1985-2001 70r 60 : 50 40 30 20 : 10 o 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 60r 50 40 30 20 10 0 1985 1989 1993 1997 2001 -Utah U.S. --Men Women Sources: Utah 1985-2001: Utah Department of Health, Center for Health Data. Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health. [Online] fattp.// ¦vvxvwiieailli..uial-;gov/ Retrieved 1/27/03. U.S. 1985-2001: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Wonder. [Online] httn:'/wonder.cdc.gov/. Retrieved 1/27/03. Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume DC 91 |
