European cancer mortality predictions for the year 2015: does lung cancer have the highest death rate in EU women?

Total cancer mortality rates in the EU are predicted to fall 7.5% in men and 6% in women between 2009 and 2015. However, due to population aging, total number of cancer deaths will rise to 1 359 100. Cancer mortality outlook for 2015 remains favourable, except for pancreas in both sexes and female lung that is predicted to overtake breast becoming the female cancer with the highest rate (14.24/100 000).BackgroundCancer mortality statistics for...