To provide an updated review of @entity5 mortality trends in Italy, @entity5 mortality and census data, from 1970 to 2007, were extracted from the WHO mortality database and analyzed using age-specific and standardized rates, and joinpoint regression. @entity5 mortality rates in @entity1 have been declining by 1.8% yearly since 1994, reaching a rate of 147 per 100 000 residents (world standard) in 2007. In @entity1 , @entity5 mortality rates have been decreasing by 1.1% yearly since 1991, resulting in a standardized mortality rate of 85 per 100 000 residents in 2007. Avoided @entity204 , compared with rates of 1988, from lung, intestinal, stomach, and @entity0 amount to 30 646. In @entity1 , trends were driven by @entity5 of the lung and other @entity286 -related sites, intestines, and stomach. Favorable trends for @entity5 of the breast, intestines, stomach, and uterus contributed to falls in mortality rate in @entity1 . Downward trends were seen in both sexes for @entity978 , @entity3478 , and @entity1778 . @entity2 in @entity1 showed an upward trend, with mortality rates increasing by 2.6% yearly since 1997, becoming the second cause of @entity5 mortality in middle-aged @entity1 . Rising trends were seen in @entity1 for oral and @entity788 , as well. The favorable trends in @entity5 mortality are related to reduced @entity286 smoking and @entity167 consumption in @entity1 , advancements in treatment and management for @entity14 , @entity0 , @entity1778 , and a few other rare treatable @entity5 , and improved diagnosis of @entity0 . The greater role of @entity286 -related @entity204 in @entity1 suggests the need for targeted strategies.

XXXX mortality trend analysis in Italy, 1970-2007.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'men'] @entity286 :: ('4097', 'Species') :: ['tobacco'] @entity788 :: ('MESH:D010190', 'Disease') :: ['pancreatic cancers'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancers', 'breast cancer', 'colorectal, breast, and cervical cancers'] @entity3478 :: ('MESH:D001859', 'Disease') :: ['bone cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Total cancer', 'total cancer', 'cancers', 'cancer'] @entity167 :: ('CHEBI:16236', 'Chemical') :: ['alcohol'] @entity2 :: ('MESH:D008175', 'Disease') :: ['Lung cancer'] @entity1778 :: ('MESH:D007938', 'Disease') :: ['leukemias'] @entity14 :: ('MESH:D015179', 'Disease') :: ['colorectal cancer'] @entity978 :: ('MESH:D006689', 'Disease') :: ["Hodgkin's lymphoma"] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['deaths']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['Cancer']
