Lung Cancer Statistics

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women in the United States. It is also the leading cause of cancer death among men and the second leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Lung cancer rates and trends vary substantially by sex, age, race/ethnicity, soci...

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Published in:Advances in experimental medicine and biology Vol. 893; pp. 1 - 19
Main Authors: Torre, Lindsey A, Siegel, Rebecca L, Jemal, Ahmedin
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.01.2016
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Incidence
Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology
Lung Neoplasms - ethnology
Lung Neoplasms - mortality
Male
Middle Aged
Social Class
United States
United States
Cancer statistics
United States
Lung cancer
Age-standardized rate (ASR)
Global
Socioeconomic status (SES) geographic variation
Global patterns
Cancer mortality
Race/ethnicity
Cancer incidence
Cancer burden
Trends
Age
Five-year relative survival
International
ISSN:0065-2598
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Summary:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women in the United States. It is also the leading cause of cancer death among men and the second leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. Lung cancer rates and trends vary substantially by sex, age, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and geography because of differences in historical smoking patterns. Lung cancer mortality rates in the United States are highest among males, blacks, people of lower socioeconomic status, and in the mid-South (e.g., Kentucky, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Tennessee). Globally, rates are highest in countries where smoking uptake began earliest, such as those in North America and Europe. Although rates are now decreasing in most of these countries (e.g., United States, United Kingdom, Australia), especially in men, they are increasing in countries where smoking uptake occurred later. Low- and middle-income countries now account for more than 50% of lung cancer deaths each year. This chapter reviews lung cancer incidence and mortality patterns in the United States and globally.
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ISSN:0065-2598
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-24223-1_1