Question

True or false? from 1930-2000, females showed a later rise in lung cancer deaths than males.

Answer 1

The answer is true.  Based on the cancer death rates graph, males in the United States showed higher lung cancer death rates earlier compared to females from 1930-2000.  The sources of the graph are as follows:  US Mortality Public Use Data Tapes 1960-2000, US Mortality Volumes 1930-1959, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2003.