1 Lung Cancer in Women Silvia Novello University of Turin Thoracic Oncology Unit silvia.novello@unito.it www.oncologiapolmonare.it www.womenagainstlungcancer.eu Incidence rates from SEER (1975-1999) • N=228,572 (35.8% ♀) • ♀ = 40.9% of pts younger than 50 yrs at diagnosis • Histologic subtypes differed significantly between ♀ and ♂(p<0.0001) • Incidence rates for SCLC and squamous decreased for ♂ and increased for ♀ 9.3% ♂ 40.5% ♀ Fu JB, Chest 2005