Proportions of lung cancer cell types by sex and age group (1992–4)
| Lung cancer cell type | Men (n = 4823) | Women (n = 2662) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <65 | 65–74 | 75+ | <65 | 65–74 | 75+ | ||
| Histologically confirmed small cell | 17% | 13% | 6% | 25% | 18% | 11% | |
| Other histologically confirmed cell types | 68% | 63% | 47% | 59% | 54% | 35% | |
| Clinically diagnosed lung cancer | 15% | 24% | 47% | 17% | 28% | 54% | |
| Ratio of small cell to other confirmed cell types | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |