There are other, even more rare, lung tumors such as adenoid cystic carcinomas, hamartomas, lymphomas and sarcomas. Since they are treated in a different way from the common lung cancers, they are not covered in this site. Key Statistics about Lung Cancer During 2001, there will be about 169,500 new cases of lung cancer. The average age of people diagnosed with lung cancer is 60. It is unusual for people under the age of 40 to be diagnosed with lung cancer.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women.
This increase is largely a result of better methods of surgery and some progress in chemotherapy and radiation therapy. All rights reserved.