You need to update your facts on Lung Cancer , Doc. Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women in the United States.Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of women in the U.S.Lung cancer research is significantly under-funded. In 2007, the National Cancer Institute spent approximately $1,415 per lung cancer death, compared to $13,991 per breast cancer death, $10,945 per prostate cancer death, and $4,952 per colorectal cancer death. In 1987, it surpassed breast cancer to become the leading cause of cancer deaths in women.Lung cancer causes more deaths than the next three most common cancers combined (colon, breast and prostate). An estimated 157,300 Americans were expected to die from lung cancer in 2010, accounting for approximately 28 percent of all cancer deaths.Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, accounting for 1.3 million deaths annually. Cancer accounted for 13 percent of the 58 million total worldwide deaths in 2004. Just thought that America needed a more accurate view on Lung Cancer. You DO NOT have to smoke to get LUNG CANCER.... just ask my 13 year old daughter. She has stage 4 adult lung cancer.....