IS THERE AN EPIDEMIC OF CANCER .1.

Authors
COGGON D INSKIP H
Citation
D. Coggon et H. Inskip, IS THERE AN EPIDEMIC OF CANCER .1., BMJ. British medical journal, 308(6930), 1994, pp. 705-708
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
BMJ. British medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
09598138
Volume
308
Issue
6930
Year of publication
1994
Pages
705 - 708
Database
ISI
SICI code
0959-8138(1994)308:6930<705:ITAEOC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
Trends in cancer mortality in England and Wales are dominated by a slo wly evolving epidemic of lung cancer attributable to smoking. When the substantial effects of tobacco are discounted there is no evidence th at the overall incidence of cancer is rising, but striking trends are apparent for several specific tumours. These may offer important clues to aetiology.