The crude hazard ratio (HR) of FoxM1 strong expression compared with FoxM1 negative or weak expression was 1.899 (95% CI, 1.016–3.551, P<0.05), which indicated that strong FoxM1 status increased the hazard of lung cancer related death by nearly two times that of negative or weak FoxM1 status. Here, FOXM1 is linked to lung cancer.