Lung cancer kills more Canadian women than in 'peer' countries

More people die from lung cancer than from prostate, breast and colorectal cancers combined. In 2009, lung cancer was responsible for 19,110 deaths or eight per cent of Canada's mortality, according to Statistics Canada. 

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Lung cancer death rates in Canada are among the highest in the world, especially among women, a new report shows.    Thursday's report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) uses international health-care data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The OECD includes 34 countries and CIHI compares the performance of Canada's health system with what it calls its "peers" —  Australia, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom.