[Comment] Lung cancer in Asian women and health system implications for Australia

In 2017, an estimated 12 434 Australians will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 9012 will die from the disease. Tobacco smoking remains the largest single cause of lung cancer in Australia, being responsible for approximately 90% of cases in men and 65% in women. Globally, lung cancer accounts for 13% of all cancer diagnoses and is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men overall and in women in developed countries.1

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