Increased lung cancer mortality rates in the Chinese population from 1973‐1975 to 2004‐2005: An adverse health effect from exposure to smoking

BACKGROUND Lung cancer incidence and mortality rates have increased substantially in China despite improvements in clinical diagnosis and treatment approaches as well as significant advances in the implementation of tobacco‐control policies in recent decades. METHODS Age‐standardized mortality rates and age‐specific rates of lung cancer in China were estimated for the periods 1973 to 1975, 1990 to 1992, and 2004 to 2005 using data from 3...