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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) © 2012 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 | 888 16th Street NW Suite 150 | Washington DC 20006 | 202-463-2080 | LungCancerAlliance.org Sources: Altekruse SF, Kosary CL, Krapcho M, Neyman N, Aminou R, Waldron W, Ruhl J, Howlader N, Tatalovich Z, Cho H, Mariotto A, Eisner MP, Lewis DR, Cronin K, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Stinchcomb DG, Edwards BK (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2007, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2007/, based on November 2009 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER web site, 2010. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cigarette Smoking Among Adults - United States, 2006, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, November 9 ,2007/56(44): 1157-1161, Table 2 Xu JQ, Kochanek KD, Murphy SL, Tejada-Vera B. Deaths: Final data for 2007. National vital statistics reports web release; vol 58 no 19. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics. Released May, 2010. LUNG CANCER ALLIANCE’S PROGRAMS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU. PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING BACK SO THAT OTHERS MAY CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THESE FREE SERVICES. The Alliance is a 501 © (3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the fully extent permitted by law.