Lung Cancer Incidence in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Counties — United States, 2007–2016
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Description
Reports on lung cancer incidence rates in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan counties, with data by sex and by age at diagnosis. Includes data for 2007 and 2016, as well as the change in rate from 2007 to 2016. Discusses strategies to reduce exposure to lung cancer risk factors and how those strategies might be targeted to decrease disparities.
Author(s)
Mary Elizabeth O'Neil, S. Jane Henley, Elizabeth A. Rohan, Taylor D. Ellington, M. Shayne Gallaway
Citation
MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 68(44), 993-998
Date
11/2019
Type
Document
Organization
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tagged as
Cancer · Health disparities · Men · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Women