Table 1.
Characteristics of female breast, prostate, and lung cancer cases in California (2015-2019)a
| Characteristic | Female breast | Male prostate | Male lung | Female lung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| All | 139 119 (100.0) | 101 161 (100.0) | 42 518 (100.0) | 42 780 (100.0) |
| Year of diagnosis | ||||
| 2015 | 27 141 (19.5) | 18 509 (18.3) | 8711 (20.5) | 8607 (20.1) |
| 2016 | 26 911 (19.3) | 18 995 (18.8) | 8608 (20.2) | 8541 (20.0) |
| 2017 | 27 850 (20.0) | 21 047 (20.8) | 8454 (19.9) | 8712 (20.4) |
| 2018 | 28 250 (20.3) | 20 773 (20.5) | 8329 (19.6) | 8403 (19.6) |
| 2019 | 28 967 (20.8) | 21 837 (21.6) | 8416 (19.8) | 8517 (19.9) |
| Age at diagnosis, y | ||||
| 0-29 | 811 (0.6) | 7 (0.0) | 82 (0.2) | 85 (0.2) |
| 30-39 | 6036 (4.3) | 31 (0.0) | 196 (0.5) | 236 (0.6) |
| 40-49 | 19 961 (14.3) | 1487 (1.5) | 798 (1.9) | 952 (2.2) |
| 50-59 | 31 061 (22.3) | 17 043 (16.8) | 4445 (10.5) | 4613 (10.8) |
| 60-69 | 38 486 (27.7) | 42 752 (42.3) | 12 164 (28.6) | 11 248 (26.3) |
| 70-79 | 27 861 (20.0) | 29 097 (28.8) | 14 786 (34.8) | 14 632 (34.2) |
| 80+ | 14 903 (10.7) | 10 744 (10.6) | 10 047 (23.6) | 11 014 (25.7) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 831 (0.6) | 465 (0.5) | 280 (0.7) | 310 (0.7) |
| Hispanic | 29 488 (21.2) | 18 766 (18.6) | 5558 (13.1) | 5346 (12.5) |
| Non-Hispanic AAPI | 20 765 (14.9) | 8366 (8.3) | 6433 (15.1) | 5536 (12.9) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 8549 (6.1) | 9079 (9.0) | 3207 (7.5) | 3121 (7.3) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 77 529 (55.7) | 57 830 (57.2) | 26 777 (63.0) | 28 243 (66.0) |
| Other/unknown | 1957 (1.4) | 6655 (6.6) | 263 (0.6) | 224 (0.5) |
| SEER summary stage | ||||
| Localized | 89 288 (64.2) | 38 633 (38.2) | 9027 (21.2) | 11 504 (26.9) |
| Regional | 37 801 (27.2) | 8725 (8.6) | 8274 (19.5) | 8095 (18.9) |
| Distant | 7689 (5.5) | 5342 (5.3) | 21 666 (51.0) | 19 998 (46.7) |
| Unknown | 4341 (3.1) | 48 461 (47.9) | 3551 (8.4) | 3183 (7.4) |
| Rural | ||||
| 0% | 76 783 (55.2) | 52 270 (51.7) | 22 865 (53.8) | 22 527 (52.7) |
| 0% to <10% | 39 785 (28.6) | 29 965 (29.6) | 11 403 (26.8) | 12 151 (28.4) |
| 10% to <20% | 10 386 (7.5) | 8122 (8.0) | 3278 (7.7) | 3315 (7.7) |
| 20% to <30% | 3560 (2.6) | 2861 (2.8) | 1242 (2.9) | 1097 (2.6) |
| 30% to <40% | 1945 (1.4) | 1803 (1.8) | 886 (2.1) | 854 (2.0) |
| 40% to <50% | 1902 (1.4) | 1773 (1.8) | 705 (1.7) | 738 (1.7) |
| 50%+ | 4758 (3.4) | 4367 (4.3) | 2139 (5.0) | 2098 (4.9) |
a
AAPI = Asian American/Pacific Islander; SEER = Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.