Épidémiologie du cancer du poumon en France: Epidemiology of lung cancer in France

Abstract

With almost 50,000 new cases and 30,000 deaths per year in France, lung cancer is the 3rd most common cancer and the 1st cause of cancer-related death. While incidence and mortality rates in men have stabilized, they are demonstrating an alarming growth in women, linked to the increase in female tobacco consumption. The 5-year survival rate for lung cancers has increased considerably, from 9% in 1990 to 20% for people diagnosed between 2010 and 2015. While smoking is indeed the main risk factor for lung cancer, responsible for 81% of cases, the risk factors and exposures are numerous, such as a diet low in fruit <300g/day (10% of cases), occupational exposures (16% of cases), and environmental exposures, such as radon (almost 10% of cases) and outdoor air pollution (3.6% of cases). The proportion of environmental exposures being probably underestimated. Combined, close to 90% of lung cancer cases are attributable to modifiable factors, offering numerous levers for prevention policies.1877-1203/© 2023 SPLF. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.