Lung Cancer in Women

Lung Cancer in Women

Lung cancer is not declining among women, as it is among men.

1 in 16 women will develop lung cancer in their lifetime.

More non-smoking women get lung cancer than non-smoking men.

		In a study of people with the most common type of lung cancer, nearly 80% of the non-
		smokers were women.

Nearly 2 out of every 3 people who die from second hand smoke each year are women.

Women make up over 40% of the lung cancer cases among people under 50 years old.

		The majority of new lung cancer cases in women will be diagnosed in an advanced
		stage.

		Only 15%of women with lung cancer survive more than 5 years, while 88% of women
		with breast cancer survive more than 5 years.

		While African-American and White women have the highest rates of dying from lung
		cancer, Asian/Pacific and Hispanic women have the lowest rates.

		African-American women who have never smoked have higher death rates than White
		women who have never smoked.

		3,060 lung cancer deaths a year are attributable to secondhand smoke.