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Lung cancer incidence statics in Europe Infographic

01.05.2011

Lung cancer is the most common and most deadly form of cancer in the world: it accounts for 1.6 million new cancer cases annually. Because of its poor prognosis, 1.38 million deaths each year are attributable to lung cancer.1 Overall lung cancer is the cause of 18% of all cancer deaths.1 Thirteen percent of all new cases of cancer are lung cancers2 and smoking is attributed as the main cause.3
1. Ferlay J et al. Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008. Int J Cancer 2010; EPub Ahead of print.
2. Cancer Research UK. UK lung cancer incidence. CancerStats - Key Facts 2009. [Online] Available at: http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/lung/incidence/ [Last Accessed April 2009].
3. Allen J et al. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2008;6(3): 285-293.
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