Recommendations on screening for lung cancer
Cet article présente les recommandations d'un groupe d'experts canadiens sur le dépistage des cancers du poumon
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths and the most commonly diagnosed cancer among Canadians an estimated 26 600 Canadians were diagnosed and 20 900 died from lung cancer in 2015. In Canada, the incidence of lung cancer is currently higher in men than in women (although this gap is beginning to narrow), and more than 85% of cases are related to smoking tobacco. About 44% of Canadians (12.6 million) smoke or have quit smoking. Those with a history of heavy smoking are at the greatest risk for lung
cancer. Smoking history is often measured in pack-years, which is the product of the average number of packs smoked daily and the number of years of smoking (e.g., individuals who smoked one pack a day [20 cigarettes] for 30 years, or two packs a day for 15 years, would
both have a 30 pack-year history...
Canadian Medical Association Journal , article en libre accès, 2016