The Effect of Advances in Lung-Cancer Treatment on Population Mortality.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lung cancer is made up of distinct subtypes, including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Although overall mortality from lung cancer has been declining in the United States, little is known about mortality trends according to cancer subtype at the population level because death certificates do not record subtype information.

Methods

Using data from Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) areas, we assessed lung-cancer mortality and linked deaths from lung cancer to incident cases in SEER cancer registries. This allowed us to evaluate population-level mortality trends attributed to specific subtypes (incidence-based mortality). We also evaluated lung-cancer incidence and survival according to cancer subtype, sex, and c

SUBMITTER: Howlader N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8577315 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature