Lung cancer numbers up among Welsh women

The number of Welsh women diagnosed with lung cancer has increased by more than a third in the past decade, according to a story by Mark Smith for WalesOnline, quoting a new report.

According to the Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit, the number of lung cancer cases in women rose from 825 in 2003 to 1,121 in 2013.

The rise has been blamed on an increase in women smokers in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s, with numbers peaking in the 1980s.

Lung cancer figures for men dipped slightly during the past 10 years with 1,294 cases in 2003 and 1,249 in 2012.