Lung Cancer in Northern Ireland

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Five year survival
(2005 - 2009)67
Access to lung cancer key workers has dropped 20%73
Access to lung cancer key worker has decreased from 60% to 40% from 2014 to 201573
2,400 avoidable deaths each year due to smoking68
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 fifty point nine percent

 
One year survival
(2010 - 2013)67

45% of lung cancer cases are discovered when patients visit accident and emergency66

Biggest cancer killer in Northern Ireland66

50.9% of cases diagnosed at late-stage67