LUNG CANCER BY THE NUMBERS Lung cancer is a disease that can form in the tissues of the lung, usually in cells that line the air passages. The disease often takes many years to develop, starting with pre-cancerous changes in the lung. Over time, these changes may turn into lung cancer. In addition, lung Lung cancer has cancer is the most been the most the world for several decades, common cause of death from cancer accounting for approximately worldwide, estimated to 13 percent of cancer diagnoses.* be responsible for common cancer in 19.4 percent of the total. LUNG CANCER RESULTS IN MORE DEATHS WORLDWIDE THAN COLORECTAL, BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCERS COMBINED Lung cancer 1,589,800 Colorectal 693,881 Breast 521,817 Prostate 307,471 1,523,169 *Source: Globocan 2012 LUNG CANCER INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY RATES BY GENDER Lung cancer rates vary between men and women and is more common in developed regions of the world. However, throughout all regions, men have a much higher incidence and mortality rate. Male Incidence Mortality Female More developed regions World Less developed regions 60 40 20 0 20 40 60 Estimated age-standardised rates (World) per 100,000. 2012 FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATES VARY DEPENDING ON THE STAGE AND TYPE OF LUNG CANCER. 73% NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER 46% 40% 40% 20% 20% SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER 43% 24% 25% 13% 7% Stage I Stage II 15% 10% 2% Stage III Stage IV Stage I Stage II Stage III 1% Stage IV Source: Cancer Research UK, 2007 KNOW YOUR RISK FACTORS While smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, thousands of non-smokers die each year from the disease. Other causes of lung cancer include: Radon gas Secondhand smoke Asbestos Air pollution Family history LUNG CANCER “HOT SPOTS” Estimated numbers of annual new lung cancer cases by region (thousands) Asia 1045.7 North America 239.8 Europe 410.3 Central America 10.8 Source: Globocan 2012 Africa 27.7 South America 64.2 Australia & New Zealand 13.3 LUNG CANCER RESOURCES While research is ongoing, there are many resources available to help lung cancer patients learn more about the disease, find clinical trials, and connect with other lung cancer patients, including: American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org American Society of Clinical Oncology: www.asco.org Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation: www.lungcancerfoundation.org Cancer Care: www.cancercare.org Cancer Research Institute: www.cancerresearch.org Cancer Support Community: www.cancersupportcommunity.org ClinicalTrials.gov: www.clinicaltrials.gov Free to Breathe: www.freetobreathe.org Global Lung Cancer Coalition: www.lungcancercoalition.org International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care: www.isncc.org Lung Cancer Alliance: www.lungcanceralliance.org Lung Cancer Europe: www.lungcancereurope.eu Lungevity: www.lungevity.org Men’s Health Network: www.menshealthnetwork.org National Cancer Institute: www.cancer.gov National Comprehensive Cancer Network: www.nccn.org Stupid Cancer: www.stupidcancer.org Union for International Cancer Control: www.uicc.org Women Against Lung Cancer in Europe: www.womenagainstlungcancer.eu © 2015 Bristol-Myers Squibb Company IOUS15UB00354-01-01 05/15