Lung and bronchus cancer in Puerto Rico: changes in incidence and mortality rates by histology and sex during 1987-2003.

Objective: Major changes in the incidence of the most common histological types of lung and bronchus cancer have been observed around the world. Herein we report the overall incidence, stage at diagnosis and overall mortality of lung and bronchus cancer in Puerto Rico, and the incidence of the different histologic types.

Methods: Aggregate lung and bronchus cancer data from 1987 to 2003 were obtained from the Puerto Rico Central Cancer Registry.