Rennert G, Tamir A, Katz L, Steinitz R, Epstein L
Department of Family and Community Health Faculty of Medicine, Carmel Hospital, Haifa, Israel.
Eur J Epidemiol. 1988 Dec;4(4):461-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00146399.
The magnitude and dynamics of lung cancer incidence in Jews and Arabs in Israel between the years 1962 and 1982 were studied. In general, age-standardized incidence rates increased consistently between the years 1962 and 1976 among Jewish (24% increase) and Arab (39%) males, and to a lesser degree among Jewish females (15%). Arab females had the highest (77%) increase. From 1977 to 1982 a general decrease in incidence rates, which was largest among Arab males (19%) and females (15%), was noted. Rates among Jewish males are currently 26% higher than among Arab males, and are 162% higher among Jewish females than in Arab females. Lung cancer rates in both males and females in Israel (Jews and Arabs) are lower than in most developed countries in the world. Among the possible reasons are differences in the population risk factors profile, availability of health care and the level of diagnosis and ascertainment of cases.
对1962年至1982年间以色列犹太人和阿拉伯人的肺癌发病率的规模及动态变化进行了研究。总体而言，1962年至1976年间，犹太男性（增长24%）和阿拉伯男性（增长39%）的年龄标准化发病率持续上升，犹太女性的上升幅度较小（15%）。阿拉伯女性的发病率增幅最高（77%）。1977年至1982年，发病率普遍下降，其中阿拉伯男性（19%）和女性（15%）的降幅最大。目前，犹太男性的发病率比阿拉伯男性高26%，犹太女性的发病率比阿拉伯女性高162%。以色列（犹太人和阿拉伯人）男性和女性的肺癌发病率均低于世界上大多数发达国家。可能的原因包括人群风险因素分布的差异、医疗保健的可及性以及病例的诊断和确诊水平。
