Global lung cancer incidence according to subtype: new study highlights rising adenocarcinoma rates linked to air pollution

In the run-up to World Cancer Day, scientists from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analyse global variations in lung cancer incidence in 2022 and over time according to histological subtype. Published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, the study focuses on four main lung cancer subtypes: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, small-cell carcinoma, and large-cell carcinoma.

Luo G, Zhang Y, Rumgay H, Morgan E, Langselius O, Vignat J, et al.
Estimated worldwide variation and trends in incidence of lung cancer by histological subtype in 2022 and over time: a population-based study
Lancet Respir Med. Published online 3 February 2025;
https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600(24)00428-4

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