Figures & data
Figure 1 The change in incidence trends of lung cancer over years.
Notes: (A) The overall trend in the incidence of lung cancer from 1973 to 2015. (B) The sex differences in the incidence of lung cancer. (C) The incidence of lung cancer in different racial groups. (D) The changes in tumor stages from 1988 to 2015.
Abbreviation: APC, annual percentage change.
Figure 2 The trends in incidence of four main histopathological types of lung cancer from 1973 to 2015.
Abbreviations: ADC, adenocarcinoma; APC, annual percentage change; LCC, large cell carcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung cancer.
Figure 3 The sex differences in the incidence of ADC (A), SCC (B), LCC (C), and SCLC (D).
Abbreviations: ADC, adenocarcinoma; APC, annual percentage change; LCC, large cell carcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung cancer.
Figure 4 The rates of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy for lung cancer over the years.
Abbreviation: APC, annual percentage change.
Figure 5 The rates of different treatments for lung cancer over years.
Notes: (A) The surgical rates for different histopathological types of lung cancer. (B) The surgical rates for different stages of lung cancer. (C) The rate of chemotherapy for different histopathological types of lung cancer. (D) The rate of chemotherapy for different stages of lung cancer. (E) The rate of radiotherapy for different histopathological types of lung cancer. (F) The rate of radiotherapy for different stages of lung cancer.
Abbreviations: ADC, adenocarcinoma; APC, annual percentage change; LCC, large cell carcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung cancer.
Figure 6 The long-term survival of lung cancer patients.
Notes: (A) The 5-year relative survival rate of lung cancer from 1973 to 2010. The 5-year relative survival of lung cancer patients by sex (B), race (C), age group (D), histopathological type (E), and different stage (F).
Abbreviations: ADC, adenocarcinoma; APC, annual percentage change; LCC, large cell carcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma; SCLC, small cell lung cancer.
