Table 2. Joinpoint regression analysis of trends in breast, lung, colon, and prostate cancers mortality by region (1991–2007).

	Trend 1		Trend 2		Trend 3		Trend 4
	Years	EAPC	Years	EAPC	Years	EAPC	Years	EAPC
Colon
EE	1991–2007	−2.84*
N&Y	1991–2007	−2.85*
NW	1991–2007	−2.88*
NIa	1993–2007	−2.59*
Oxford	1991–2007	−2.29*
Scotland	1991–2007	−2.83*
SW	1991–2007	−2.63*
Thames	1991–2007	−2.66*
Trent	1991–2007	−2.96*
Wales	1991–2007	−2.36*
WM	1991–2007	−2.70*
Lung
EE	1991–2002	−2.62*	2002–2007	0.22
N&Y	1991–2005	−1.73*	2005–2007	1.78
NW	1991–2004	−1.91*	2004–2007	0.14
NIa	1993–1998	−1.98*	1998–2007	−0.61*
Oxford	1991–2000	−3.48*	2000–2007	−1.07
Scotland	1991–2003	−1.75*	2003–2007	0.14
SW	1991–2001	−2.38*	2001–2007	−0.88*
Thames	1991–2003	−2.49*	2003–2007	−0.68
Trent	1991–2005	−2.03*	2005–2007	2.55
Wales	1991–1993	1.46	1993–1996	−4.60*	1996–2003	−1.32*	2003–2007	1.01
WM	1991–1999	−3.15*	1999–2007	−1.11
Breast
EE	1991–2007	−2.59*
N&Y	1991–2007	−2.34*
NW	1991–2007	−2.15*
NIa	1993–2007	−2.26*
Oxford	1991–2007	−2.27*
Scotland	1991–2007	−2.13*
SW	1991–2007	−2.70*
Thames	1991–2007	−3.64*
Trent	1991–1997	−0.88	1997–2003	−1.17*	2003–2007	−3.50*
Wales	1991–1995	−2.33	1995–1998	−6.9	1998–2007	−1.61*
WM	1991–2007	−2.70*
Prostate
EE	1991–1995	−0.34	1995–1999	−4.04*	1999–2002	3.51	2002–2007	−3.20*
N&Y	1991–2007	−0.67*
NW	1991–2007	−0.89*
NIa	1993–2007	−1.00*
Oxford	1991–2007	−1.68*
Scotland	1991–1993	6.87	1993–2007	−1.10*
SW	1991–2007	−1.59*
Thames	1991–2007	−1.55*
Trent	1991–2007	−1.14*
Wales	1991–2007	−1.02*
WM	1991–2007	−1.02*

Abbreviations: EAPC=Estimated Percentage Annual Change; EE=East England; NI=Northern Ireland; N&Y=North England and Yorkshire; NW=Northwest England; SW=South West England; WM=West Mildands.

*Significantly different from 0 (P<0.05).

^aNorthern Ireland data only available from 1993.