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Review
. 2009 Dec;36(6):506-15.
doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.09.003.

Population-based trends in lung cancer incidence in women

Brian L Egleston  1 , Sibele I Meireles, Douglas B Flieder, Margie L Clapper
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Review

Population-based trends in lung cancer incidence in women

Brian L Egleston et al. Semin Oncol. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality in women worldwide. Although the rise and growing epidemic status of lung cancer are overwhelmingly attributed to tobacco use, its rank in nonsmokers as the seventh most common cause of cancer worldwide suggests that other factors contribute to this disease. The majority of lung cancers among nonsmokers occur in women. Aside from geographic, cultural, and genetic differences, hormonal and possibly infectious factors also may play etiologic roles. This review aims to discuss the epidemiology of lung cancer in women, as well as the incidence of second primaries, and presents current opinions on the myriad of causes.

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Fig. 1
Age-adjusted rates of lung cancer in men and women over time (Source: SEER 9-registry data)
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Fig. 2
Percentage of men and women who report being current smokers each year (Source: National Health Interview Survey as accessed on CDC website http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/tables/adult/table_2.htm, Feb. 26, 2009)
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Fig. 3
Fig. 3a. Age-adjusted percentages of common histological subtypes in women Fig. 3b. Age-adjusted percentages of common histological subtypes in men
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