lung cancer birth cohort v1.0
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Investigating the variation in incidence and mortality of lung cancer amongst adults in England, from 1950 to 2019 – a birth cohort analysis
IRAS ID
295786
Contact name
Richard Hubbard
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Nottingham
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
ODR2021_148, Public Health ODR
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 8 months, 1 days
Research summary
This project aims to examine how many new cases of lung cancer there have been in England, every year since 1950, and what changes there have been in who gets lung cancer. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK. Since the 1990s, there have been fewer cases each year in men, but the number of cases in women is increasing. Given that the biggest risk factor for lung cancer in western countries is smoking, it is felt that this is likely related to changes in smoking. Overall, the number of people who smoke in England has been declining since 2011. We want to more closely examine the change in how many people, and which people, get lung cancer each year. We particularly want to examine any change in the age group of people being diagnosed with cancer over this time. We will also examine any change in the type of lung cancer people have, as this is also effected by smoking. We will also assess any change in the social class of people who are diagnosed with cancer.
We will complete this research using data provided by Public Health England from the National Cancer Registry. We will use data from 1950 to 2019.REC name
West Midlands - Black Country Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/WM/0279
Date of REC Opinion
6 Dec 2021
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion