Modelling lung cancer mortality rates from smoking prevalence: Fill in the gap

Conclusion The time series of prevalence of tobacco smoking explains the mortality from lung cancer with a distance (or gap) of around 30 years. According to the lagged smoking prevalence, the lung cancer mortality among men is declining while in women continues to rise (maximum expected in 2026).
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research