Smoking and Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States From 2015 to 2065

Letters21 May 2019Smoking and Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States From 2015 to 2065Richard J. Rosen, MDRichard J. Rosen, MDCone Health, Greensboro, North Carolina (R.J.R.)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0065 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:It is reassuring that the downward trend in smoking and lung cancer mortality noted by Jeon and colleagues (1) will continue into the next half-century if efforts to prevent smoking initiation and promote smoking cessation are maintained at current levels. Although an ounce of prevention may be worth several pounds of cure when it comes to lung cancer, the authors do not consider potential progress in the treatment of this condition in the next 50 years. Recent advances in therapy are exciting. Recognition of molecular subgroups susceptible to target therapy has caused substantial responses that may herald ...References1. Jeon J, Holford TR, Levy DT, Feuer EJ, Cao P, Tam J, et al. Smoking and lung cancer mortality in the United States from 2015 to 2065. A comparative modeling approach. Ann Intern Med. 2018;169:684-93. [PMID: 30304504]. doi:10.7326/M18-1250 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Hirsch FR, Scagliotti GV, Mulshine JL, Kwon R, Curran WJ, Wu YL, et al. Lung cancer: current therapies and new targeted treatments. Lancet. 2017;389:299-311. [PMID: 27574741] doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30958-8 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Cone Health, Greensboro, North Carolina (R.J.R.)Disclosures: The author has disclosed no conflicts of interest. The form can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L19-0065. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSmoking and Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States From 2015 to 2065 Jihyoun Jeon , Theodore R. Holford , David T. Levy , Eric J. Feuer , Pianpian Cao , Jamie Tam , Lauren Clarke , John Clarke , Chung Yin Kong , and Rafael Meza Metrics Cited byAssociation of Silica Dust Exposure and Cigarette Smoking With Mortality Among Mine and Pottery Workers in ChinaCrosstalk between let-7a-5p and BCL-xL in the Initiation of Toxic Autophagy in Lung Cancer 21 May 2019Volume 170, Issue 10Page: 740KeywordsCancer preventionCancer screeningCancer treatmentConflicts of interestDisclosureLung and intrathoracic tumorsMortalityRespiratory system proceduresSmoking cessation ePublished: 21 May 2019 Issue Published: 21 May 2019 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2019 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...