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According to the United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality report, lung cancer is:

• the second most common cancer among white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian/Alaska Native men, and the third most common cancer among Hispanic men, in the United States



• the second most common cancer among white and American Indian/Alaska Native women, and the third most common cancer among black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and Hispanic women, in the United States

In 2004 (the most recent year for which statistics are currently available):

• 108,355 men and 87,897 women were diagnosed with lung cancer*
• 89,575 men and 68,431 women died from lung cancer*

For more information about lung cancer rates, visit Statistics.

*Incidence counts cover approximately 98% of the U.S. population; death counts cover 100% of the U.S. population. Use caution in comparing incidence and death counts.

Source: U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group. United States Cancer Statistics: 2004 Incidence and Mortality. Atlanta (GA): Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Cancer Institute; 2007.