Open AccessTrends in the incidence rate of lung cancer by histological type and gender in Sichuan, China, 1995–2015: A single‐center retrospective study
Author(s) -
Zhang Xiaoxuan,
Wu Li,
Xu Yong,
Zhang Benxia,
Wu Xueqian,
Wang Yongsheng,
Pang Zongguo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.12601
Subject(s) - medicine , lung cancer , adenocarcinoma , incidence (geometry) , cancer , small cell carcinoma , carcinoma , lung , population , small cell lung carcinoma , oncology , disease , environmental health , optics , physics
Background In recent years, lung cancer incidence has been increasing; however the impact of different histological types of lung cancer is not yet clear. Methods Trends in the lung cancer incidence rate by histological type were examined based on data of 36 658 primary lung cancer patients from West China Hospital between 1995 and 2015. Results The most common histological type of lung cancer in our hospital was adenocarcinoma (ADC) in both genders, followed by squamous cell carcinoma (SQCC), and small cell carcinoma (SCLC), which is consistent with general worldwide trends. The proportion of young patients with SCLC showed a downward trend. In the overall population with lung cancer, the number of elderly patients with lung cancer increased significantly, while the proportion of elderly patients increased gradually. The mean age at diagnosis also increased. The number of women with ADC increased sharply in recent years, especially in young patients, and the incidence rate in women is now greater than in men. Conclusion Significant increases in the number of patients with ADC and the rate of lung cancer in women over recent years were observed, indicating that research on the pathogenesis of disease in these patients is urgent.