Non Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
INTRODUCTION
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in both men and women. The incidence of lung cancer is second only to prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women. Lung cancer recently surpassed heart disease as the leading cause of smoking-related mortality. In the UK it is the most common cause of death after heart disease and pneumonia. Most lung carcinomas are diagnosed at an advanced …
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…-35%
o Stage IIIB - < 5%
o Stage IV - < 5%
Mortality/Morbidity:
· Lung cancer accounts for 921,000 deaths worldwide, accounting for 17.8% of cancer-related deaths.
· Lung cancer is highly lethal, with the highest recorded 5-year patient survival rates (14%) observed in the United States. In Europe, the 5-year overall survival is 8%, similar to that of the developing world.
· US mortality from lung cancer: Estimates suggest that approximately 156,900 lung cancer-related deaths will occur this year (89,300 in men and 67,600 in women).
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