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NAVIGATING LUNG CANCER
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How Serious Is Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in
both men and women in the United States
155,870
432
Deaths from lung
cancer in the
United States
EACH YEAR
EACH DAY
More MEN die of lung cancer than More WOMEN die of lung cancer than of breast,
of prostate and colon cancers combined ovarian, and uterine cancers combined
114
117
in
in
The risk that a man will get lung The risk that a woman will get lung
cancer during his lifetime cancer during her lifetime
ABOUT
14%
15 to 20 %
90%
of all new cancers in the
United States each year are
lung cancer
That equals
225,500
CASES
While men are being diagnosed less with
lung cancer, the rates are increasing in
women. This is due to a change in the
pattern of cigarette smoking in the last
30 years.
While tremendous progress is being
made in lung cancer diagnosis and
treatment, it is still a very serious
disease. It has the lowest 5-year survival
8
of lung cancer cases occur
in people ages
50 and older
of all lung cancer cases in the United States
rate among all common cancers because
by the time it is found, it has spread.
The survival rate is more than 50%
when:
• it’s detected at an early stage
•
it’s in only one area of the lung
Early screening is critically important. A
cure is possible with early diagnosis and
treatment with surgery.
are not related to smoking
Screening is recommended for current
or former smokers. The more you
smoke(ed) (more cigarettes, more
years), the greater your risk.
Speak with your doctor about new
treatments that may work for you. In
2016, the FDA approved seven new lung
cancer treatments, and there are many
more being developed.