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April 2, 2016 By Steven Halls

CONTENTS:

1.1 The Incidence of Lung Cancer

 

Dr. Halls Dr. Halls
Welcome to our large reference site on lung cancer. We aim to mix a bit of laughter with a lot of serious and helpful information on lung cancer.

 

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Screening of non-symptomatic individuals for lung cancer is not standard in many countries. However, where lung cancer screening is  carried out for screening, it is relatively new.  Furthermore, clinical guidelines for patient selection and the lung-ca-lou-2screening techniques used in the clinic are still being developed.

This site is divided into eight sections that include a summary of lung cancer screening, imaging, benign lung conditions, atypical and in-situ lung conditions, lung cancer types, pathology tests, lung cancer staging and treatment.

 

Dr. Halls Dr. Halls
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1.1 The Incidence of Lung Cancer

 
woman-smoking-In the U.S. and Europe, lung cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosis, but lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Worldwide, lung cancer has been increasing; this is due to an increase in the number of people who smoke.

Women who smoke are at greater risk of developing lung cancer than men. In some developed countries where men are giving up smoking, and their mortality from lung cancer is decreasing, mortality due to lung cancer is increasing in women, reflecting an increase in the number of women who smoke.

 

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Talking Moose
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Figure 1.1 International Variation In Age-Standardized
Lung Cancer Incidence Rates.

Courtesy of the American Cancer Society,
Cancer Facts & Figures 2010.

Fig 1-1- world map of lung cancer

Fig 1-1- world map of lung cancer

 

Figure 1.2 US Estimated Cancer Cases in Men and Women.

Courtesy of the American Cancer Society
Cancer Facts & Figures 2010.

Fig 1-2 US Cancer Cases

Fig 1-2 US Cancer Cases

 

Talking Moose
If you smoke after sex, you’re doing it too fast.


 
 

Figure 1.3 US Estimated Cancer Deaths in Men and Women.

Courtesy of the American Cancer Society,
Cancer Facts & Figures 2010.

Fig 1-3 US Cancer deaths in men and women

 

Holly Holly
Time for the ladies to stop smoking too.

Hector Hector
My uncle stopped smoking using nicotine patches.

Hector Hector
Yeah, what he did was, he stuck one over each eye so he couldn’t find his cigarettes.


 
 

Incidence of Lung Cancer over the Years

 
In 2008, the American Cancer Society (ACS) estimated that there were 1.4 million lung cancer deaths, worldwide. In 2010, the American Cancer Society (ACS) published its worldwide lung cancer statistics.

In 2013, the American Cancer Society (ACS) predicted that there would be more than 224,000 newly diagnosed cases of lung cancer in the U.S., with up to 160,000 lung cancer associated deaths.

Indeed, it is a sad fact that 75 % of patients with lung cancer first present with symptoms due to locally advanced or metastatic disease; neither of which are likely to be cured.

incidence of lung cancerDespite some advances in lung cancer therapy, the five-year survival rates only average approximately 16 % of all patients with lung cancer.

Thus, rather than screening for the presence of lung cancer, prevention of smoking should be the best way to reduce the long-term clinical burden of lung cancer.

 

Brittany Brittany
Always remember that the incidence of lung cancer information above are only statistics. In addition, for anybody with a diagnosis of lung cancer it is SO important to remember that each case is individual.

Talking Moose
Talking Moose
Yes indeed, studies show that 50% of people are bored by statistics!


 
 

Figure 1.4 Trends in Five-Year Relative Cancer Survival
Rates in the US in Men and Women.

Courtesy of the American Cancer Society.
Cancer Facts & Figures 2010.

Fig 1-4 Trends in US cancer suvival

 

Talking Moose
Talking Moose
To celebrate birthdays is very healthy. Statistics show that those people who celebrate the most birthdays become the oldest.


 
 

For anybody interested, we have just revised our breast cancer posts with all the latest information and statistics on Incidence Rates and Mortality.

Dr. Halls

References:

 
American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2010. Atlanta: American Cancer Society. (Retrieved 22nd Jan 2015): http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@nho/documents/document/acspc-024113.pdf

Jemal A, Bray F, Center M, Ferlay J, Ward E, Forman D. (2011). Global cancer statistics. CA Cancer J Clin. 61, 69–90. (Retrieved 22nd Jan 2015): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21296855

More references for this section are on this page.

 

Patient Information:

 
World Health Organization (WHO) Cancer (Retrieved 14th March 2015):http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs297/en/

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) SEER Stat Fact Sheets: Lung and Bronchus Cancer (Retrieved 14th March 2015): http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/lungb.html

More patient information for this section is on this page.

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