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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease ›› 2025, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (3): 256-260.doi: 10.19983/j.issn.2096-8493.20250048

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The burden, prevention and control status, and prospects of global lung cancer

Wang Ning, Wang Baohua()   

  1. National Center for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
  • Received:2025-03-23 Online:2025-06-20 Published:2025-06-12
  • Contact: Wang Baohua,Email:wangbaohua@ncncd.chinacdc.cn
  • Supported by:
    Youth Scientific Research Fund of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(2022A201)

Abstract:

Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Despite certain progresses made in areas such as early screening, targeted therapy and immunotherapy in recent years, lung cancer remains a major global public health challenge. This article describes the burden and prevalence of lung cancer globally and in China, analyzes the disparities in lung cancer burden across regions with varying Human Development Index, and discusses the current status and prospects of lung cancer prevention and treatment.

Key words: Lung neoplasms, Disease burden, Healthy people programs, Public health, Universal precautions

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