lung cancer

Lung cancer (both small-cell and non small-cell) is the 2^nd most common cancer in men (after prostate cancer) and 3^rd in women (after skin and breast cancers). It accounts for approximately 15% of all new cancers.

It is estimated that in 2008, approximately 215,020 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed (114,690 among men and 100,330 among women) in the United States.