Snapshot – Lung Cancer Facts1

  • It is estimated that nearly 234,580 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year.

  • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but receives the least amount of federal research funding.2

  • Lung cancer claims more lives annually than either colorectal, pancreatic, breast, or prostate.

1Siegel RL, Giaquinto AN, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2024. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024 Jan-Feb;74(1):12-49. doi: 10.3322/caac.21820. Epub 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38230766.
2“Estimates of Funding for Various Research, Condition, and Disease Categories (RCDC).” NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, https://report.nih.gov/categorical_spending.aspx. (divided by total mortality per cancer type)

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