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. 2015 Mar 30;10(3):e0121323. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121323

Table 2. Trends in lung and bronchus cancer incidence rates in the United States SEER 9 registry in females by race and histology, 1973–2010.

Trend 1 Trend 2 Trend 3 Trend 4 Trend 5
Years APC (95% CI) Years APC (95% CI) Years APC (95% CI) Years APC (95% CI) Years APC (95% CI)
All races
Small Cell 1973–1982 9.9* (8.7, 11.1) 1982–1991 3.3* (1.9, 4.6) 1991–2010 −1.3* (−1.7, −1)
Squamous Cell 1973–1981 6.8* (5.9, 7.7) 1981–1988 3.2* (1.8, 4.5) 1988–1999 −0.3 (−0.9, 0.3) 1999–2004 −3.3* (−5.6, −0.9) 2004–2010 2.4* (1.1, 3.8)
Large Cell 1973–1978 13.7* (9.7, 17.8) 1978–1988 2.7* (1.2, 4.2) 1988–1997 −2.8* (−4.5, −1.1) 1997–2010 −9.9* (−10.7, −9.2)
AC 1973–1976 15.1* (10.8, 19.5) 1976–1981 7.7* (5.1, 10.3) 1981–1991 4.4* (3.7, 5.2) 1991–2004 0.2 (−0.3, 0.6) 2004–2010 3.3* (2, 4.6)
BAC 1973–1976 16.1* (6.3, 26.7) 1976–1989 −1.5* (−2.5, −0.4) 1989–1992 10.8 (−7, 32) 1992–2001 1.9* (0, 3.9) 2001–2010 −1.4 (−3, 0.2)
All Histologies 1973–1976 9.0* (6.6, 11.5) 1976–1983 5.1* (4.3, 5.9) 1983–1991 3.4* (2.8, 4) 1991–2007 0.5* (0.3, 0.7) 2007–2010 −2.6* (−4.8, −0.4)
White
Small Cell 1973–1982 10.4* (9.1, 11.7) 1982–1991 3.3* (1.8, 4.8) 1991–2010 −1.1* (−1.5, −0.7)
Squamous Cell 1973–1979 8.5* (7, 10) 1979–1988 3.6* (2.7, 4.5) 1988–1999 −0.1 (−0.7, 0.5) 1999–2004 −3.0* (−5.5, −0.5) 2004–2010 3.0* (1.6, 4.4)
Large Cell 1973–1978 14.1* (9, 19.4) 1978–1988 3.0* (1.1, 4.9) 1988–1997 −2.6* (−4.8, −0.4) 1997–2010 −10.1* (−11, −9.1)
AC 1973–1976 19.2* (13.8, 24.9) 1976–1988 5.9* (5.3, 6.6) 1988–1998 1.6*(0.7, 2.4) 1998–2001 −3 (−11.7, 6.4) 2001–2010 2.5* (1.6, 3.4)
BAC 1973–1976 17.5* (6.6, 29.4) 1976–1987 −0.8 (−2.3, 0.8) 1987–2000 3.8* (2.6, 5) 2000–2010 −1.5* (−3, 0)
All Histologies 1973–1976 10.3* (7.4, 13.3) 1976–1988 4.7* (4.3, 5.1) 1988–1997 1.4* (0.8, 2) 1997–2007 0.3 (−0.2, 0.7) 2007–2010 −2.3 (−4.9, 0.4)
Black
Small Cell 1973–1991 5.3* (3.7, 6.9) 1991–2010 −1.6* (−2.9, −0.2)
Squamous Cell 1973–1990 4.6* (3.2, 6) 1990–2010 −1.8* (−2.8, −0.8)
Large Cell 1973–1978 29.1* (14.6, 45.5) 1978–1994 0.9 (−1.4, 3.2) 1994–2010 −8.4* (−10.2, −6.5)
AC 1973–1980 9.9* (7, 12.8) 1980–1990 4.6* (2.7, 6.5) 1990–2005 0.2 (−0.8, 1.1) 2005–2010 5.9* (1.3, 10.7)
BAC 1973–2010 1.6* (0.5, 2.7)
All Histologies 1973–1990 4.6* (4, 5.3) 1990–2010 0.3 (-0.2, 0.7)

*Annual percent change (APC) is significantly different from zero at α = 0.05.

APC is based on incidence rates per 100,000 person-years.

AC, adenocarcinoma; BAC, bronchioloalveolar.