Incidence of cancer of the respiratory and upper digestive tract in urban and rural eastern Austria.
The incidence of head and neck, oesophagus and lung cancer between 1981 and 1985 was studied in Eastern Austria for an urban-rural division. In males, rural rates of oral cavity, oropharynx and oesophagus tumours were higher than urban rates. For lung tumours, urban rates slightly exceeded rural rates. In females, the incidence of oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, hypopharynx, oesophagus and lung cancer showed an urban predominance, steepest for head and neck and oesophagus cancers. Cancer of the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, oesophagus and lung had a high male preponderance.showing signs of division over Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security Warren, Schumer introduce plan for next president to cancel ,000 in student debt MORE's (R-Ky.) call for Obama not to nominate a new justice.

Biden, who is in Minnesota touting the administration's 2009 economic stimulus plan, also lashed out at Republicans for their position.

"To leave the seat vacant at this critical moment in American history is a little bit like saying, 'God forbid something happen to the president and the vice president, we're not going to fill the presidency for another year and a half,’ ” Biden said.

McConnell announced his position over the weekend,