Cancer Incidence - Lung and Bronchus
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Incidence of Lung and Bronchus Cancer by County, New Mexico, 2017-2021
Why Is This Important?
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Most lung cancers are diagnosed at a late stage, when the prognosis is poor. Each year, lung cancer accounts for over 12% of all new cancer cases and approximately 21% of all cancer deaths in the U.S. This equates to over 236,000 cases and 130,180 deaths. The five-year survival rate is 23%. Unlike other common types of cancer, there is no effective screening program for lung cancer, and symptoms often do not appear until the disease is very advanced. This makes treatment more difficult and survival less likely compared to other cancers. However, because most lung cancers are related to cigarette smoking, most cases can be avoided. Other risk factors include asbestos exposure and radon.
Definition
Lung cancer incidence refers to the number of persons newly diagnosed with lung cancer during a specified time period, such as a single year or a five-year time interval. Measures include 1) age-adjusted lung cancer incidence rate (adjusted by the direct method to the 2000 US standard population) and 2) age-adjusted incidence rates by race/ethnicity. All rates are expressed per 100,000 persons.
Data Sources
- New Mexico Population Estimates: University of New Mexico, Geospatial and Population Studies (GPS) Program.
(http://gps.unm.edu/) - New Mexico Tumor Registry
(https://nmtrweb.unm.edu/) - Cancer Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
(http://www.seer.cancer.gov)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | The number of lung cancers newly diagnosed in New Mexico residents during a specified time period. The data are based on the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program incidence site recode: 22030. http://seer.cancer.gov/siterecode/ |
| Denominator: | The estimated resident population of New Mexico during a specified time period. |
How Are We Doing?
New Mexico averaged 922 new cases of lung cancer each year between 2017 and 2021. Since 2001, age-adjusted rates of lung cancer in New Mexico have declined by approximately 28% compared to a national decline of 22%.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
Nationally, lung cancer is more common in men than women, particularly Black men, with an overall incidence rate of 52.0 per 100,000 population. By comparison, New Mexico has a lower overall rate (32.3 per 100,000). Lung cancer in New Mexico is more common among the Asian/Pacific Islander population, followed by the White population.
Evidence-based Practices
https://health.gov/healthypeople/objectives-and-data/browse-objectives/cancer/evidence-based-resources
Other Objectives
CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking, Nationally Consistent Data and Measures (EPHT NCDM)
More Resources
SEER Cancer Stat Facts: Lung and Bronchus Cancer. National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/lungb.html
Health Program Information
https://nmtracking.doh.nm.gov/health/cancer/CancerConcernsWorkgroup.html