Lung Cancer Epidemiology Statistics

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Which cancer is the second most common type in the UK?

Lung cancer (correct)

Breast cancer

Prostate cancer

Colon cancer

What percentage of all cancers does lung cancer account for in the UK?

10%

15%

13% (correct)

20%

In 2009, how many new lung cancer cases were reported in the UK?

50000

45000

42026 (correct)

35000

What trend has been observed in lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in men and women in the UK and US?

Both incidence and mortality rates are falling in men and rising in women Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of lung cancer cases among all cancers in the UK?

13% Signup and view all the answers

Which country had more deaths from lung cancer in 2010, the UK or the US?

US Signup and view all the answers

Which group had a higher number of new lung cancer cases in the UK in 2009?

Men: 23,175 Signup and view all the answers

In 2010, which country had more deaths from lung cancer?

UK: 34,859 deaths Signup and view all the answers

What trend has been observed in lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in men in the UK and US?

Incidence is falling but mortality is rising in both the UK and US. Signup and view all the answers

Why is the worldwide incidence of lung cancer continuing to rise?

As cigarette smoking becomes more prevalent. Signup and view all the answers

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Which cancer is the second most common type in the UK?

What percentage of all cancers does lung cancer account for in the UK?

In 2009, how many new lung cancer cases were reported in the UK?

What trend has been observed in lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in men and women in the UK and US?

What is the percentage of lung cancer cases among all cancers in the UK?

Which country had more deaths from lung cancer in 2010, the UK or the US?

Which group had a higher number of new lung cancer cases in the UK in 2009?

In 2010, which country had more deaths from lung cancer?

What trend has been observed in lung cancer incidence and mortality rates in men in the UK and US?

Why is the worldwide incidence of lung cancer continuing to rise?

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