Figure 1.

Estimated lung cancer statistics in the U.S. (2021). The estimated rates of lung cancer in the United States for 2021 are: (1) 235,760 new cases, including 119,100 in men and 116,660 in women. (2) The risk to develop lung cancer in one’s lifetime is about 1 in 15 for men and 1 in 17 for women. (3) About 69,410 yearly deaths from lung cancer are men, and 62,470 are women. (4) On average, 14.4% and 11.7% of men and women are daily tobacco users, respectively. (A color version of this figure is available in the online journal.)