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LUNG CANCER
BY THE NUMBERS
Lung cancer is a disease that can form in the tissues of the lung, usually in cells that line
the air passages. The disease often takes many years to develop, starting with
pre-cancerous changes in the lung. Over time, these changes may turn into lung cancer.
In addition, lung
Lung cancer has
cancer is the most
been the most
the world for several decades,
common cause
of death from cancer
accounting for approximately
worldwide, estimated to
13 percent of
cancer diagnoses.*
be responsible for
common cancer in
19.4 percent
of the total.
LUNG CANCER RESULTS IN MORE DEATHS
WORLDWIDE THAN COLORECTAL, BREAST
AND PROSTATE CANCERS COMBINED
Lung
cancer
1,589,800
Colorectal
693,881
Breast
521,817
Prostate
307,471
1,523,169
*Source: Globocan 2012
LUNG CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY RATES BY GENDER
Lung cancer rates vary between men and women and is more
common in developed regions of the world. However, throughout
all regions, men have a much higher incidence and mortality rate.
Male
Incidence
Mortality
Female
More
developed
regions
World
Less
developed
regions
60
40
20
0
20
40
60
Estimated age-standardised rates (World) per 100,000. 2012
FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATES VARY DEPENDING
ON THE STAGE AND TYPE OF LUNG CANCER.
73%
NON-SMALL
CELL LUNG
CANCER
46%
40%
40%
20%
20%
SMALL
CELL LUNG
CANCER
43%
24%
25%
13%
7%
Stage I
Stage II
15%
10%
2%
Stage III
Stage IV
Stage I
Stage II
Stage III
1%
Stage IV
Source: Cancer Research UK, 2007
KNOW YOUR RISK FACTORS
While smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, thousands of non-smokers
die each year from the disease. Other causes of lung cancer include:
Radon gas
Secondhand
smoke
Asbestos
Air
pollution
Family
history
LUNG CANCER “HOT SPOTS”
Estimated numbers of annual new lung cancer cases by region (thousands)
Asia
1045.7
North America
239.8
Europe
410.3
Central
America
10.8
Source:
Globocan 2012
Africa
27.7
South
America
64.2
Australia &
New Zealand
13.3
LUNG CANCER RESOURCES
While research is ongoing, there are many resources available to help lung cancer patients
learn more about the disease, find clinical trials, and connect with other lung cancer
patients, including:
American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
American Society of Clinical Oncology: www.asco.org
Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation: www.lungcancerfoundation.org
Cancer Care: www.cancercare.org
Cancer Research Institute: www.cancerresearch.org
Cancer Support Community: www.cancersupportcommunity.org
ClinicalTrials.gov: www.clinicaltrials.gov
Free to Breathe: www.freetobreathe.org
Global Lung Cancer Coalition: www.lungcancercoalition.org
International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care: www.isncc.org
Lung Cancer Alliance: www.lungcanceralliance.org
Lung Cancer Europe: www.lungcancereurope.eu
Lungevity: www.lungevity.org
Men’s Health Network: www.menshealthnetwork.org
National Cancer Institute: www.cancer.gov
National Comprehensive Cancer Network: www.nccn.org
Stupid Cancer: www.stupidcancer.org
Union for International Cancer Control: www.uicc.org
Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe: www.womenagainstlungcancer.eu
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