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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer is fairly rare in people under the age of 40. The average age of people found to have lung cancer is 60. In 2004 there will be about 173,770 new cases of lung cancer in the United States. About 160,440 people will die of this disease. The population of the United States in 2004 is 292,287,454. Calculate the annual incidence rate of lung cancer in the US in 2004. Calculate the mortality rate of lung cancer in the US in 2004. Why is the mortality rate of lung cancer so high?

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer is fairly rare in people under the age of 40. The average age of people found to have lung cancer is 60. In 2004 there will be about 173,770 new cases of lung cancer in the United States. About 160,440 people will die of this disease. The population of the United States in 2004 is 292,287,454. Calculate the annual incidence rate of lung cancer in the US in 2004. Calculate the mortality rate of lung cancer in the US in 2004. Why is the mortality rate of lung cancer so high?

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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer is fairly rare in people under the age of 40. The average age of people found to have lung cancer is 60. In 2004 there will be about 173,770 new cases of lung cancer in the United States. About 160,440 people will die of this disease. The population of the United States in 2004 is 292,287,454.

  1. Calculate the annual incidence rate of lung cancer in the US in 2004.
  2. Calculate the mortality rate of lung cancer in the US in 2004.
  3. Why is the mortality rate of lung cancer so high?
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