TY - JOUR T1 - How has lung cancer changed in women over the past years? JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J DO - 10.1183/13993003.congress-2016.PA2802 VL - 48 IS - suppl 60 SP - PA2802 AU - Ana Gomez Larrauri AU - Igor Murga AU - Ester Marijuan AU - Cristina Sanchez AU - Olatz Llaguno AU - Amanda Lopez AU - Patricia Sobradillo AU - Jose Luis Lobo AU - David Bravo Y1 - 2016/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/48/suppl_60/PA2802.abstract N2 - INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate and it is rising in women and non-smokers.Due to the increase in smoking habit of women the data have become similar.OBJECTIVE: To determine the development of lung cancer in women comparing clinical-epidemiological features and survival rates of two cohorts from different decades.METHODS: Descriptive retrospective study.Two cohorts of women diagnosed with lung cancer.The data were presented at Lung Tumor Committee of our hospital from 2000-2002 and 2011-2013.Chi square and Student t-test were used.Survival was assessed in 2004 and 2015.Level of significance was set at p<0.05RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: Age at which lung cancer in women is diagnosed has not been modified.There is an increase of active smokers although the majority are former smokers.Adenocarcinoma is still the most frequent histological type.There are no significant differences between patients in operable and inoperable stages of cancer.The majority of tumors are still diagnosed in late stages.Death due to lung cancer has been significantly reduced from 60.9%to31.8%(p=0.02).There are no significant differences in two-year survival rate when compared with the past decade. ER -