Table 1. Number of lung cancer cases (adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma only), by calendar period and gender, Swedish Cancer Register, 1961–2000.
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1961–1970
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1971–1980
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1981–1990
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1991–2000
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| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Overall | 4084 (83) | 864 (17) | 6295 (81) | 1451 (19) | 6987 (74) | 2428 (26) | 6605 (64) | 3785 (36) |
| Age at diagnosis | ||||||||
| 20–40 | 47 (1) | 31 (4) | 53 (<1) | 30 (2) | 77 (1) | 64 (3) | 40 (<1) | 55 (1) |
| 41–50 | 263 (6) | 95 (11) | 323 (5) | 140 (10) | 380 (5) | 257 (11) | 360 (5) | 396 (10) |
| 51–60 | 1047 (26) | 214 (25) | 1368 (22) | 334 (23) | 1275 (18) | 523 (22) | 1146 (17) | 915 (24) |
| 61–70 | 1843 (45) | 288 (33) | 2641 (42) | 553 (38) | 2885 (41) | 921 (38) | 2559 (39) | 1264 (33) |
| 71–80 | 884 (22) | 236 (27) | 1910 (30) | 394 (27) | 2370 (34) | 663 (27) | 2500 (38) | 1155 (31) |
| Histologic group | ||||||||
| Adenocarcinoma | 688 (17) | 516 (60) | 1290 (20) | 871 (60) | 2153 (31) | 1447 (60) | 2693 (41) | 2473 (65) |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 3396 (83) | 348 (40) | 5005 (80) | 580 (40) | 4834 (69) | 981 (40) | 3912 (59) | 1312 (35) |
Percentage within each decade in parentheses.