The age-specific incidence of non-small cell lung cancer has reversed in individuals born since the 1960s, with women now having a higher incidence than men. This trend is not explained by differences in smoking habits.
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Higher Lung Cancer Incidence in Young Women Than Young Men in the United States
Submitted by: Mark Ferguson
Source: The New England Journal of Medicine
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Author(s): Ahmedin Jemal, Kimberly D. Miller, Jiemin Ma, Rebecca L. Siegel, Stacey A. Fedewa, Farhad Islami, Susan S. Devesa, Michael J. Thun
