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Lung cancer in Israel, 1962–1982 I. Jews and Arabs

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The magnitude and dynamics of lung cancer incidence in Jews and Arabs in Israel between the years 1962 and 1982 were studied. In general, age-standardized incidence rates increased consistently between the years 1962 and 1976 among Jewish (24% increase) and Arab (39%) males, and to a lesser degree among Jewish females (15%). Arab females had the highest (77%) increase. From 1977 to 1982 a general decrease in incidence rates, which was largest among Arab males (19%) and females (15%), was noted. Rates among Jewish males are currently 26% higher than among Arab males, and are 162% higher among Jewish females than in Arab females. Lung cancer rates in both males and females in Istrael (Jews and Arabs) are lower than in most developed countries in the world. Among the possible reasons are differences in the population risk factors profile, availability of health care and the level of diagnosis and ascertainment of cases.

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  1. Department of Family and Community Health Faculty of Medicine, The Technion -Israel Institute of Technology and Kupat Holim, Health Insurance Institute of the General Federation of Labour, Carmel Hospital, 7 Michal Street, 34362, Haifa, Israel

    G. Rennert, A. Tamir & L. Epstein

  2. Ministry of Health, State of Israel, Israel Cancer Registry, Israel

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Rennert, G., Tamir, A., Katz, L. et al. Lung cancer in Israel, 1962–1982 I. Jews and Arabs. Eur J Epidemiol 4, 461–469 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146399

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