INFRANCEin2013
(sourceInstitutNationalduCancer)
30000deaths from lung cancer
71% men
29% women
Mortality rate
85%ofpatientscannot havesurgery,theonly way to
havecomplete remission (sourceFondAveni)
43%
13% 9%
Lifeexpectancy decreases dramatically along thecourse
ofthedisease
5th causeofdeath worldwide
(after cardiac diseases,stroke,COPD,
respiratory infections)
(sourceWorldHealth Organization)
1600000
Patientsdieeachyearfromlungcancer
(mostly80%smoking)
3to4$B
estimated complete costs/year (1)(2)
1st Causeofmortality
35,6% lung cancer
24,7% other cancers
24,7% MCV
11% respiratory diseases
4,1% infectious diseases
(1) AnalyseéconomiquedescoûtsducancerenFrance(INCA)
(2) TheLancetOncology,2009
1year 5years 10years
Cancer du poumon
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