A cancer drug is administered via intravenous drip. New treatments, including immunotherapy, have contributed to better lung cancer survival rates in Canada.

Statistics Canada says five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s.

The report released today says the number of people living five years after they were diagnosed jumped from 13 per cent to 27 per cent between 1992 and 2021.

It says new treatments, including immunotherapy that prompts the patient’s immune system to attack cancerous cells, have contributed to better lung cancer survival rates.

But lung cancer is still responsible for almost a quarter of all cancer deaths in Canada – more than any other type.

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