MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

RESPIRATORY

LUNG CANCER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In which decade did lung cancer deaths peak amongst men?
A
1950s
B
1960s
C
1970s
D
1980s
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Radiotherapy was considered the treatment of choice for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in the 1960s.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cancer death rates In 1990, 143 people out of every 100, 000 died from cancer globally-by 2017 this had fallen to 121 per 100, 000.

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