Figure 12From: Geographic boundaries in breast, lung and colorectal cancers in relation to exposure to air toxics in Long Island, New YorkScatter gram of male lung cancer versus female lung cancer SMR. There is a weak positive association between male and female lung cancer incidence. Male lung cancer SMR has a higher maximum value (near 2.5 SMR) than the maximum female value (near 2.0 SMR), perhaps reflecting greater smoking prevalence among males.Back to article page