Lung cancer - A to Z
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK and each year more than 38,000 people are diagnosed with the disease.
Smoking causes around nine out of ten cases of lung cancer.The longer a person smokes, the greater their risk of getting the disease. Quitting smoking dramatically reduces the risk of lung cancer.
Cancer Research UK is one of the major funders of lung cancer research in the UK, working to prevent, diagnose and treat the disease. We also influence government policy on tobacco and health with the aim of preventing lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases. We played a key role in helping to secure smoke-free legislation for workplaces and enclosed public places across the UK.
Browse content about Lung cancer
- December 2009 podcast transcript
- Dr Fergus Macbeth
- Lung cancer
- Lung cancer - UK mortality statistics
- Lung cancer - risk factors
- Lung cancer and smoking statistics - Key Facts
- Our impact on lung cancer
- Our progress and achievements from 1902 to 1959
- Prof David Phillips
- Prof Michael Seckl
- Prof Robert West
- Professor Richard Peto
- Smokefree England
- Dr Dean Fennell
- Dr Paula Mulvenna
- Lung cancer - UK incidence statistics
- Lung cancer - incidence projections to 2024
- Lung cancer - survival statistics
- Lung cancer research
- Our policy on tobacco control
- Our progress and achievements in the 1990s
- Prof Gerard Hastings
- Prof Richard Houlston
- Prof Tim Eisen
- Screening for other cancers
- Spot lung cancer early
Latest Lung cancer news from Cancer Research UK
- News story: Gene test could identify early stage lung cancer patients who may benefit from extra chemo
27 January 2012 - Press Release: First patients enrolled in project to improve NHS cancer gene testing
21 November 2011 - News story: 'Epigenetic' therapy shows promise for hard-to-treat lung cancer
10 November 2011 - News story: Tobacco control policies 'bring healthcare savings'
29 September 2011 - News story: Chemotherapy strategy for elderly lung cancer patients questioned
9 August 2011 - Press Release: Cancer rates rise in middle-aged
18 July 2011 - News story: Small US study suggests celecoxib may reduce risk of lung cancer in former smokers
6 July 2011 - News story: Study shows benefits of motivational text messages for smoking cessation
29 June 2011 - Press Release: Cancer Research UK leads global lung cancer drug trial
29 March 2011 - News story: Scottish National Party pledge £30 million to improve cancer detection
17 March 2011
- News story: New genetic fault linked to lung cancer in non-smokers
22 December 2011 - Press Release: More lung cancer patients would survive for longer if surgery rates increased
14 November 2011 - News story: Chest X-rays for lung cancer 'do not save lives'
27 October 2011 - News story: Women 'underestimate the risks of lung cancer'
22 August 2011 - News story: Scientists uncover role gene plays in small cell lung cancer
21 July 2011 - Press Release: 'Detox protein' is collaborator in pancreatic and lung cancer development
6 July 2011 - News story: Large US trial finds screening of heavy smokers reduces lung cancer deaths
1 July 2011 - Press Release: Trigger for 'undruggable' lung cancer gene offers new treatment hope
12 May 2011 - Press Release: Counting lung cancer cells opens window on disease
21 March 2011 - Press Release: Lung cancer rates double in women over 60
7 March 2011
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