“This change is mainly due to historical differences in smoking prevalence between the sexes. Rates of smoking peaked much earlier in males than females, so lung cancer incidence in males has started falling earlier than in females.”
“Smoking rates in the UK started a downward trend in the middle of the 1970s, predominantly driven by men quitting smoking and at the same time, more women were taking up the habit. In essence, men were quitting while an increasing percentage of women were smoking.”
