Technical Notes: Long-term Trends, 1950-2006
Trends in cancer mortality from 1950 to 2006 are summarized by age both for all cancers combined and for lung cancer (Table I-2). These cancer mortality trends are based on the mortality experience in the entire US. Summaries of long-term trends back to 1950 in cancer survival are also shown for whites.
Use caution when interpreting these statistics. Evaluating trends over a long period of time may hide recent changes in the trends.
