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Jump to full article: American Cancer Society, 2008-02-20
Intro: Lung and Bronchus
New cases: An estimated 215,020 new cases are
expected in 2008, accounting for about 15% of cancer
diagnoses. The incidence rate is declining significantly in
men, from a high of 102 cases per 100,000 in 1984 to 73.6
in 2004. In women, the rate is approaching a plateau
after a long period of increase. Lung cancer is classified
clinically as small cell (13%) or non-small cell (87%) for
the purposes of treatment.
Deaths: Lung cancer accounts for the most cancerrelated
deaths in both men and women. An estimated
161,840 deaths, accounting for about 29% of all cancer
deaths, are expected to occur in 2008. Since 1987, more
women have died each year from lung cancer than from
breast cancer. Death rates among men decreased by 1.3%
per year from 1990-1994 and by 2.0% per year from 1994-
2004. Female lung cancer death rates are approaching a
plateau after continuously increasing for several decades.
These trends in lung cancer mortality reflect the decrease
in smoking rates over the past 30 years. . . .
Survival: The 1-year relative survival for lung cancer has
slightly increased from 35% in 1975-1979 to 41% in 2000-
2003, largely due to improvements in surgical techniques
and combined therapies. However, the 5-year survival
rate for all stages combined is only 15%. The survival rate
is 49% for cases detected when the disease is still
localized, but only 16% of lung cancers are diagnosed at
this early stage.
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