Lung cancer deaths to top breast cancer cases

Lung cancer deaths among European women are expected to overtake those of breast cancer for the first time this year.

The trend is largely driven by women in the UK and their long history of smoking, say researchers.

Predicted lung cancer deaths for women in Europe were set to rise by 9% between 2009 and 2015, reaching an incidence level of 14.24 per 100,000 of population.