lung cancer and smoking – uk november 2009

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Lung cancer and smoking – UK

November 2009

The statistics in this presentation are based on the Lung CancerStats report published in 2007. However, the incidence, mortality and survival statistics have been updated to reflect the latest available data.For more information about UK cancer statistics please contact [email protected] or visit http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats


Table One: Number of new cases and rates of lung cancer, UK by country, 2006

England Wales Scotland N.Ireland UK

Cases

Males 18,026 1,299 2,509 547 22,381

Females 13,141 984 2,177 344 16,646

Persons 31,167 2,283 4,686 891 39,027

Crude rate per 100,000 population

Males 72.3 89.9 101.6 64.1 75.4

Females 50.9 64.7 82.2 38.7 53.9

Persons 61.4 77.0 91.6 51.2 64.4

Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population

Males 58.3 65.8 81.7 60.8 60.895% CI 57.5 59.2 62.2 69.4 78.5 84.9 55.7 65.9 60.0 61.5

Females 35.0 40.9 55.1 31.5 37.195% CI 34.4 35.6 38.3 43.4 52.8 57.4 28.2 34.9 36.5 37.6

Persons 45.2 51.9 66.2 44.3 47.495% CI 44.7 45.7 49.8 54.0 64.3 68.1 41.4 47.2 46.9 47.9


Figure One: Number of new cases and incidence rates for lung cancer, by age and sex, UK, 2006


Figure Two: Age-standardised* incidence rates for lung cancer, by sex, world regions, 2006

* to the European standard population


Figure Three: Age-standardised* incidence rates for lung cancer, by sex, UK, 1993–2006

* To the European standard population


Figure Four: Effects of stopping smoking at various ages on the cumulative risk (%) of death from lung cancer by age 75 for men


Table Two: Brief description of the main stages of non-small cell lung cancer


Figure Five: Relative one year survival for lung cancer, England and Wales, 1971–2006


Figure Six: Relative five year survival for lung cancer, England and Wales, 1971–2006


Figure Seven: Lung cancer deaths as a percentage of all deaths from cancer, UK, 2007


Figure Eight: Number of deaths and age-specific mortality rates, lung cancer, by sex, UK, 2007


Table Three: Number of deaths and mortality rates of lung cancer, UK, 2007

England Wales Scotland N.Ireland UK

Deaths

Males 15,811 1,103 2,239 484 19,637

Females 11,869 791 1,876 336 14,872

Persons 27,680 1,894 4,115 820 34,509

Crude rate per 100,000 population

Males 63.0 75.9 90.1 56.1 65.6

Females 45.7 51.8 70.6 37.5 47.9

Persons 54.2 63.6 80.0 46.6 56.6

Age-standardised rate (European) per 100,000 population

Males 49.4 53.6 70.6 51.6 51.5 95% CI 48.7 50.2 50.4 56.8 67.6 73.5 47.0 56.2 50.8 52.2

Females 29.9 31.2 45.4 28.5 31.395% CI 29.3 30.4 29.0 33.4 43.3 47.4 25.5 31.6 30.8 31.8

Persons 38.4 41.0 55.9 38.5 40.195% CI 37.9 38.9 39.2 42.9 54.2 57.6 35.9 41.1 39.7 40.5


Figure Nine (a) Males: Lung: mortality* by health authority, UK and Ireland, 1991–1999


Figure Nine (b) Females: Lung: mortality* by health authority, UK and Ireland, 1991–1999


Figure Ten: Age-standardised (European) mortality rates, lung cancer, by sex, EU, 2006


Figure Eleven (a) Males: Age-standardised mortality rates, male lung cancer, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (NI) 1982-2007


Figure Eleven (b) Females: Age-standardised mortality rates, female lung cancer for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (NI) 1982-2007


Figure Twelve (a) Males): Age-specific mortality rates of lung cancer, males, England and Wales, 1950-2007


Figure Twelve (b) Females): Age-specific mortality rates of lung cancer, females, England and Wales, 1950-2007


Figure Thirteen: Birth cohort mortality for lung cancer, males and females aged 35-84, England and Wales


Figure Fourteen: Percentage of persons aged 16 and over, who smoke cigarettes, Great Britain, 1948-2007


Figure Fifteen: Prevalence of cigarette smoking by age, persons aged 16 and over, Great Britain, 1974-2007


Figure Sixteen: Prevalence of cigarette smoking by sex and socio-economic group, England, 1992, 1998, 2002 and 2007


Figure Seventeen: Self-reported cigarette smoking percentages by sex and minority ethnic group, persons aged 16 and over, England, 2004


Figure Eighteen: Prevalence of cigarette smoking by sex, England and Government Office Regions, 2007


Figure Nineteen: Stages of the worldwide tobacco epidemic


Figure Twenty: Percentage of children smoking, by age, England, 2008


Table Four: Key provisions in the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

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