lung cancer statistics

lung cancer statistics

Lung cancer statistics are alarming, especially when viewed in relation to the amount of funding dedicated to lung cancer relative to other cancers. Lung cancer is currently responsible for 29% of cancer deaths in the United States, responsible for more deaths than breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer combined. Even though more women are diagnosed with breast cancer, and more men with prostate cancer, lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths for both men and women

In 2007, the most recent year where statistics on lung cancer are available:

    109,643 men were diagnosed with lung cancer, and 88,329 died
    93,893 women diagnosed with lung cancer, and 70,354 died

Number of Survivors in the U.S.
Roughly 400,000 lung cancer survivors are living in the United States. Sadly, due to the lower survival rate of lung cancer vs. breast and prostate cancers, there are fewer lung cancer survivors than breast and prostate cancer survivors. And this has been cited as one cause for a relative lack of funding and awareness of lung cancer.