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16,334
ACTUAL DEATHS 2009
4,794
1,369
1,358
1,260
& AFRICAN
AMERICANS
Ovary
1,446
Esophagus
1,826
Uterus
Stomach
1,868
Lymphoma
1,960
Liver
Pancreas
Prostate
Breast
Colorectal
2,726
*Lung and
Bronchus
LUNG
CANCER
4,199
Myeloma
5,905
Leukemia
6,842
LU NG C ANCE R IS TH E LE ADING CAUSE OF
C A NCER D EATH S AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN S
African
American
Male
White
Male
African
American
Female
White
Female
INCID E N C E A N D MO R TAL I T Y R AT E S
2005-2009 PER 100,000 OF POPULATION
African
American
Male
African
American
Female
White
Female
FIVE YE AR RE LAT IVE S U RVIVAL RAT E S
2002-2008
81%
BECAUSE SO FEW CASES
ARE DIAGNOSED AT
EARLY STAGE WHEN
CANCER IS MOST CURABLE
Localized
Regional
Distant
Breast
Prostate
Colon
56%
15%
22%
39%
36%
20%
12%
4%
33%
60%
5%
18.7
64.6
77.7
57.6
14.6
White
Male
90.3
99.6
14.1
55.9
Prostate
Breast
65.4
Lung
Colon
11.8
40.8
55.1
38
52.6
65.3
76.4
MORTALITY
82.6
99.9
INCIDENCE
SURVIVAL RATES FOR THE THREE
NEXT BIGGEST CANCERS HAVE
INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY; THE
RATE FOR LUNG CANCER HAS NOT
96.2
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN
HAVE A 33% HIGHER INCIDENCE
RATE AND A 28% HIGHER
MORTALITY RATE OF LUNG
CANCER THAN WHITE MEN
Lung
LOCALIZED: Cancer confined to the primary site
REGIONAL: Cancer has spread to regional lymph nodes
DISTANT: Cancer has metastasized to other sites
LUNG C ANC E R I S TH E O N LY CA N CE R B L A M E D O N T HE PAT I E N T,
EV EN TH O UG H NEARLY 8 0 % OF N EW CAS ES A R E F OR M E R O R NE VE R S M O K E RS
6 0%
FO RMER
SMO KERS
20.9%
CURRENT
SMOKERS
LUNG CANCER IS
T H E LE AST FU NDED IN
D OLLARS PER DEATH OF
TH E LE ADING CANCER S
Colon
Prostate
$1,442
Lung
F E D E R AL R ES E AR CH F UND I NG
FI S C A L YE AR 201 2
(DOLLA R S P ER D EAT H)
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W H Y I S LU N G C A N C E R
R E S E A R C H U N DE R F U N DE D
W H E N S O MA N Y P E OP L E
A R E DY I N G A N D
S O MA N Y QU E ST I ON S
N E E D TO B E A N SW E R E D?
• Why does lung cancer have such a profoundly
higher impact on African American men?
• Is there an increased sensitivity to tobacco
smoke?
$1,871
$5,607
$13,419
$16,329
Breast
$6,849
2012
$26,398
$25,635
2005
17. 9%
NEVER
SMOKED
• What other environmental triggers in
inner cities or on the job are involved?
• How is risk related to military service and
exposure to asbestos, Agent Orange, depleted
uranium, battlefield toxins and other carcinogens?
RESO LUTIO N:
AS THE PAST FORTY YEARS
OF SO LITTLE PROGRESS
HAVE SHOWN,
LUNG CANCER MORTALITY
WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCED UNTIL:
• The public is made aware of the
statistics
• Lung cancer is viewed with greater
compassion and support
• Lung cancer mortality reduction is
made a public health priority
• A comprehensive, multi-agency plan
of action is developed
• How do barriers to early detection and care
exacerbate the situation?
• Lung cancer prevention, early detection
and treatment are coordinated.
• What about socio-economic factors, diet and
medical histories?
• Congress provides adequate funding
and holds the agencies responsible
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