Trends in Lung Cancer Survival in Switzerland
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world, making up 17.1% of all cancers in men and 6.7% in women.1 In Switzerland, approximately 2,500 and 1,200 new cases are diagnosed each year representing the second and the third most frequent tumour in men and women, respectively.2 Worldwide over the past century a rapid increase in lung cancer incidence related to tobacco use has been observed. Smokers are estimated to be at a ten-fold increased risk of developing lung cancer relative to non-smokers. In fact, lung cancer trends re!ect closely the patterns of tobacco use in a population. The increase in lung cancer incidence started earlier in men than in women because men started smoking in large numbers much earlier in the 1900’s than women. In most developed countries, incidence and mortality rates in recent years have decreased in men but not in women.3, 4 For exTrends in Lung Cancer Survival in Switzerland
Language: English
Subfield: Oncology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2151798496