Lung cancer remains the deadliest cancer for both men and women in the United States. Yet the funds for lung cancer research are the lowest in funding per cancer death.
Click on this link for a quick summary of lung cancer statistics.
In the United States for the year 2012, 73,000 women died of lung cancer while 40,000 died of breast cancer, one of the best funded forms of cancer. For specifics on lung cancer in women, see the statistics here.
For specific statistics on the occurrence of lung cancer is non-smokers, see this link.
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1 comment:
Very sobering, terrifying and mind-boggling that this isn't the number 1-funded cancer research! Posted on Facebook.
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