Lung cancer cases in women projected to overtake those in men in 2022-24

New cases of lung cancer a year, UK, three-year rolling average

40,000

2038-40

34,835

30,000

31,353

Males

20,000

Females

10,000

Projection

0

1995

2005

2015

2025

2035

40,000

2038-40

34,835

Projection

30,000

31,353

Males

20,000

Females

10,000

0

1995

2005

2015

2025

2035

Guardian graphic. Source: Cancer research UK. Note: data shows most recent observed figures up to 2016-18 and projections from 2019-21