Lung Cancer Among Women in the United States
| Autor: | Behnoosh Momin, Simple D. Singh, Natasha Buchanan Lunsford, Thomas B. Richards, S. Jane Henley, M. Shayne Gallaway, Mary Elizabeth O'Neil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Lung Neoplasms medicine.medical_treatment Smoking Prevention Health Promotion Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Age Distribution Internal medicine Epidemiology medicine Prevalence Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Mortality Lung cancer Early Detection of Cancer Cancer prevention Relative survival business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) Incidence Cancer General Medicine respiratory system medicine.disease Survival Analysis United States 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Smoking cessation Women's Health Female Centers for Disease Control and Prevention U.S business Lung cancer screening SEER Program |
| Zdroj: | Journal of women's health (2002). 27(11) |
| ISSN: | 1931-843X |
| Popis: | November marks Lung Cancer Awareness Month and reminds us that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women, in the United States. In this brief report we highlight CDC resources that can be used to examine the most recent data about lung cancer incidence, survival, prevalence, and mortality among women. Using the U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Visualizations tool, we report that in 2015, 104,992 new cases of lung cancer and 70,073 lung cancer deaths were reported among women in the United States. The 5-year relative survival among females diagnosed with lung cancer was 22%, and as of 2015, about 185,759 women were living with a lung cancer diagnosis. We also describe ways CDC works to collect and disseminate quality cancer surveillance data, prevent initiation of tobacco use, promote cessation, eliminate exposure to secondhand smoke, identify and eliminate disparities, promote lung cancer screening, and help cancer survivors live longer by improving health outcomes. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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