What are the key statistics about lung cancer?
Most statistics concerning lung cancer include both small cell and non-small cell lung cancers. Lung cancer (both small cell and non-small cell) is the second most common cancer in both men (after prostate cancer) and women (after breast cancer). It accounts for about 15% of all new cancers. The American Cancer Society’s most recent estimates for lung cancer in the United States are for 2010: • About 222,520 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed (116,750 among men and 105,770 among women). • There will be an estimated 157,300 deaths from lung cancer (86,220 among men and 71,080 among women), accounting for about 28% of all cancer deaths. Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer mainly occurs in older people. About 2 out of 3 people diagnosed with lung cancer are older than 65; fewer than 3% of all cases are found in people younger than 45. The a
Most lung cancer statistics include both small cell and non-small cell lung cancers. Lung cancer (both small cell and non-small cell) is the second most common cancer in both men (after prostate cancer) and women (after breast cancer). It accounts for about 15% of all new cancers. The American Cancer Society’s most recent estimates for lung cancer in the United States are for 2010: • About 222,520 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed (116,750 among men and 105,770 among women). • There will be an estimated 157,300 deaths from lung cancer (86,220 among men and 71,080 among women), accounting for about 28% of all cancer deaths. Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. More people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer mainly occurs in older people. About 2 out of 3 people diagnosed with lung cancer are older than 65; fewer than 3% of all cases are found in people younger than 45. The average age
