Recent cancer trends in the United States. Journal of the National Cancer Institute , vol. 87, pages 175-182. National mortality rates for all cancers combined rose less steeply than incidence rates. The increase was driven mostly by continuing increases in lung cancer mortality, while death rates for the majority of cancers were steady or declining.
Cigarette smoking is the major determinant of the rise in lung cancer among women.
The evolving picture of cancer in America. Journal of the National Cancer Institute , vol. 87, pages 159-160. Deaths from cancer are beginning to decline due to improvements in cancer treatment and some prevention strategies. Organochlorines in the environment and breast cancer.