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Graph I shows the rates over the last few years for four different
types of cancer. Although both the bottom lines refer to females,
the top two lines are not confined entirely to one sex. The considerable
siderable increase in rate for carcinoma of the lung is, however,
occurring mainly in males.
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CANCER DEATH RATES
Graph II shows the age distribution over the last five years.
From this it can be seen that lung cancer easily outstiips all other
types of the disease, accounting for nearly twice as many as any
other form. Particularly important is the heavy incidence in the
45+ group.