The International Epidemiology of Lung Cancer: Latest Trends, Disparities, and Tumor Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our aim was to update global lung cancer epidemiology and describe changing trends and disparities.

Methods

We presented country-specific incidence and mortality from GLOBOCAN 2012 by region and socioeconomic factors via the Human Development Index (HDI). Between- and within-country incidence by histological type was analyzed by using International Agency for Research on Cancer data on cancer incidence on five continents. Trend analyses including data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, cancer registries, and the WHO mortality database were conducted using joinpoint regression. Survival was compared between and within countries and by histological type.

Results

In 2012, there were 1.82 and 1.59 million new lung cancer cases and deaths wo

SUBMITTER: Cheng TY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512876 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature