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References:1. American Cancer Society. Lung Cancer (Non-Small Cell). Available at: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-non-smallcell/detailedguide/non-small-cell-lung-cancer-key-statistics. Last Accessed March 1, 2013.
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THE AVERAGE AGE AT THE TIME OF DIAGNOSIS IS ABOUT1
THE CHANGING FACE OF LUNG CANCER IN 2013
THERE WILL BE AN ESTIMATED 159,480 DEATHS FROM LUNG CANCER1
THERE ARE 2 TYPES OFLUNG CANCER
ABOUT 228,190 NEW CASES OF LUNG CANCER WILL BE DIAGNOSED1
LUNG CANCERACCOUNTS FOR
of all new cancer cases1
118,080 men 110,110 women
About 2 out of 3 people diagnosed with lung cancer are 65 or older1
Fewer than 2% of all cases are found in people younger than 451
14%
71.1
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC):
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC):
Accounting for 27% of all cancer deaths1
About 85-90% of lung cancers1
About 10% to 15% of lung cancers1
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