Lung Cancer
Machine-translated from Korean
5-Year Relative Survival
38.5%
Well above the US (about 27%, SEER) — driven by low-dose CT screening and rapid adoption of targeted/immune therapies.
Early Detection
National low-dose CT for high-risk
Korea is one of the few countries providing national low-dose CT screening for high-risk smokers aged 54-74.
Surgical Approach
VATS & robotic lobectomy
Minimally invasive thoracoscopic lung surgery is standard, shortening hospital stays.
Source Korea Central Cancer Registry (MOHW, 2017-2021) · US NCI SEER