Snapshot – Lung Cancer Facts1
It is estimated that nearly 234,580 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer this year.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but receives the least amount of federal research funding.2
Lung cancer claims more lives annually than either colorectal, pancreatic, breast, or prostate.
1Siegel RL, Giaquinto AN, Jemal A. Cancer statistics, 2024. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024 Jan-Feb;74(1):12-49. doi: 10.3322/caac.21820. Epub 2024 Jan 17. PMID: 38230766.
2“Estimates of Funding for Various Research, Condition, and Disease Categories (RCDC).” NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, https://report.nih.gov/categorical_spending.aspx. (divided by total mortality per cancer type)
