The Burden of Lung Cancer in Women Compared With Men in the US

JAMA Oncol. 2023 Dec 1;9(12):1727-1728. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.4415.

Authors

Ahmedin Jemal¹, Elizabeth J Schafer¹, Hyuna Sung¹, Priti Bandi¹, Tyler Kratzer¹, Farhad Islami¹, Rebecca L Siegel¹

Affiliation

¹ Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, Georgia.

PMID: 37824139
PMCID: PMC10570912 (available on 2024-10-12)
DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.4415

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines the incidence rates of lung cancer in women compared with men from 2000 to 2019.

MeSH terms

Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Incidence
Lung Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Male
Risk Factors
United States / epidemiology