A study from the 26th Congress of Pneumology shows that lung cancer in women has increased sharply in twenty years. While the Hauts-de-France region is the most affected by cancer, women in the region are less affected by lung cancer than the national average.
34.6%. This is the rate of women among people with lung cancer according to the 26th Congress of Pneumology. A figure that has doubled in twenty years, with 16% of patients among people with this cancer in 2010.
But in Hauts-de-France, the number of women with lung cancer is not as high as the national average. With 801 cases recorded in 2019, they represent 21.45% of total patients. Men from Hauts-de-France are the most affected in the country.
Tobacco is the main cause, it causes more than three-quarters of lung cancer according to Santé Publique France. However, this cancer also progresses in non-smokers.
The AP-HP (Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris) launched the Cascade campaign in February 2022: screening carried out by scanner. It is aimed at 2,400 women smokers or ex-smokers between 50 and 74 years old.
According to the ARS and a study by Santé Publique France published in 2019, the Hauts-de-France region is the most affected by cancer, with an annual average of 15,150 deaths. The most exposed departments are Nord and Pas-de-Calais. It is the leading cause of death in men and the second in women, following cardiovascular disease.
