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. 2023 Aug 4;6(8):e2327429. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.27429

Table 1. Vital Status and Sociodemographic and Clinical Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity Among Persons Diagnosed at Age 20 Years or Older With SPCs From 2000 to 2013 in 18 SEER Registries.

Characteristic Race and ethnicitya
Asian or Pacific Islander (n = 10 294) Black (n = 22 077) Hispanic (n = 14 840) White (n = 183 159) Total (N = 230 370)
Follow-up, median (IQR), mo 60 (12-96) 38 (9-86) 55 (12-92) 55 (12-94) 54 (12-93)
Vital status and cause of death
Alive 4199 (40.8) 6600 (29.9) 5807 (39.1) 63 617 (34.7) 80 223 (34.8)
Cause of death
Cancer 4794 (46.6) 11 811 (53.5) 7041 (47.4) 86 111 (47.0) 109 757 (47.6)
Cardiovascular disease 594 (5.8) 1737 (7.9) 853 (5.7) 15 099 (8.2) 18 283 (7.9)
Other 707 (6.9) 1929 (8.7) 1139 (7.7) 18 332 (10.0) 22 107 (9.6)
Age at SPC diagnosis, y
20-49 870 (8.5) 1526 (6.9) 1609 (10.8) 8114 (4.4) 12 119 (5.3)
50-64 2781 (27.0) 7055 (32.0) 4143 (27.9) 43 123 (23.5) 57 102 (24.8)
65-74 2957 (28.7) 7532 (34.1) 4481 (30.2) 59 074 (32.3) 74 044 (32.1)
≥75 3686 (35.8) 5964 (27.0) 4607 (31.0) 72 848 (39.8) 87 105 (37.8)
Year at SPC diagnosis
2000-2004 1327 (12.9) 3319 (15.0) 1923 (13.0) 28 200 (15.4) 34 769 (15.1)
2005-2009 3974 (38.6) 8728 (39.5) 5610 (37.8) 72 576 (39.6) 90 888 (39.5)
2010-2013 4993 (48.5) 10 030 (45.4) 7307 (49.2) 82 383 (45.0) 104 713 (45.5)
Sex
Female 5047 (49.0) 9086 (41.2) 7070 (47.6) 74 652 (40.8) 95 855 (41.6)
Male 5247 (51.0) 12 991 (58.8) 7770 (52.4) 108 507 (59.2) 134 515 (58.4)
Annual household income, $
<35 000-59 999 594 (5.8) 9675 (43.8) 3410 (23.0) 57 702 (31.5) 71 381 (31.0)
60 000-74 999 4157 (40.4) 8590 (38.9) 7811 (52.6) 69 232 (37.8) 89 790 (39.0)
≥75 000 5543 (53.8) 3810 (17.3) 3609 (24.3) 56 203 (30.7) 69 165 (30.0)
Unknown 0 2 (<0.1) 10 (<0.1) 22 (<0.1) 34 (<0.1)
Urbanicity
Large metropolitan 7184 (69.8) 14 982 (67.9) 10 255 (69.1) 106 398 (58.1) 138 819 (60.3)
Small metropolitan 2694 (26.2) 5189 (23.5) 3879 (26.1) 51 136 (27.9) 62 898 (27.3)
Nonmetropolitan 416 (4.0) 1904 (8.6) 696 (4.7) 25 603 (14.0) 28 619 (12.4)
Unknown 0 2 (<0.1) 10 (0.1) 22 (<0.1) 34 (<0.1)
SPC type
Lung and bronchus 1958 (19.0) 5196 (23.5) 2242 (15.1) 38 670 (21.1) 48 066 (20.9)
Breast 1786 (17.3) 3300 (14.9) 2496 (16.8) 22 253 (12.1) 29 835 (13.0)
Colon and rectum 1560 (15.2) 3453 (15.6) 2135 (14.4) 21 275 (11.6) 28 423 (12.3)
Prostate 823 (8.0) 2702 (12.2) 1530 (10.3) 20 059 (11.0) 25 114 (10.9)
Urinary bladder 716 (7.0) 1314 (6.0) 1143 (7.7) 18 273 (10.0) 21 446 (9.3)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 679 (6.6) 1098 (5.0) 1218 (8.2) 13 353 (7.3) 16 348 (7.1)
Melanoma of the skin 92 (0.9) 104 (0.5) 334 (2.3) 15 901 (8.7) 16 431 (7.1)
Kidney and renal pelvis 443 (4.3) 1609 (7.3) 1091 (7.4) 9169 (5.0) 12 312 (5.3)
Oral cavity and pharynx 399 (3.9) 752 (3.4) 461 (3.1) 6611 (3.6) 8223 (3.6)
Pancreas 392 (3.8) 911 (4.1) 537 (3.6) 5864 (3.2) 7704 (3.3)
Stomach 566 (5.5) 771 (3.5) 581 (3.9) 3227 (1.8) 5145 (2.2)
Thyroid 511 (5.0) 379 (1.7) 645 (4.3) 4400 (2.4) 5935 (2.6)
Corpus uteri and uterus, not otherwise specified 369 (3.6) 488 (2.2) 427 (2.9) 4104 (2.2) 5388 (2.3)
Stage at SPC diagnosis
Localized 5212 (50.6) 10 622 (48.1) 7591 (51.2) 100 725 (55.0) 124 150 (53.9)
Regional 2214 (21.5) 4635 (21.0) 3130 (21.1) 34 740 (19.0) 44 719 (19.4)
Distant 1980 (19.2) 4945 (22.4) 2772 (18.7) 33 308 (18.2) 43 005 (18.7)
Unknown or unstaged 633 (6.1) 1225 (5.5) 994 (6.7) 8985 (4.9) 11 837 (5.1)
Blankb 255 (2.5) 650 (2.9) 353 (2.4) 5401 (2.9) 6659 (2.9)
Surgery for SPC
Performed 6487 (63.0) 11 807 (53.5) 9149 (61.7) 114 308 (62.4) 141 751 (61.5)
Not performed 3661 (35.6) 10 062 (45.6) 5560 (37.5) 67 207 (36.7) 86 490 (37.5)
Unknown 146 (1.4) 208 (0.9) 131 (0.9) 1644 (0.9) 2129 (0.9)
Radiotherapy for SPC
Yes 2289 (22.2) 5103 (23.1) 2914 (19.6) 38 485 (21.0) 48 791 (21.2)
None or unknown 8005 (77.8) 16 974 (76.9) 11 926 (80.4) 144 674 (79.0) 181 579 (78.8)
Chemotherapy for SPC
Yes 2683 (26.1) 5870 (26.6) 3670 (24.7) 40 783 (22.3) 53 006 (23.0)
No or unknown 7611 (73.9) 16 207 (73.4) 11 170 (75.3) 142 376 (77.7) 177 364 (77.0)
Time between prior cancer diagnosis and SPC diagnosis, y
0-4.9 6910 (67.1) 14 707 (66.6) 10 000 (67.4) 122 511 (66.9) 154 128 (66.9)
5-9.9 2824 (27.4) 6107 (27.7) 3955 (26.7) 50 067 (27.3) 62 953 (27.3)
≥10 560 (5.4) 1263 (5.7) 885 (6.0) 10 581 (5.8) 13 289 (5.8)
Prior cancer type
Genital system 2271 (22.1) 6829 (30.9) 3599 (24.3) 42 474 (23.2) 55 173 (23.9)
Breast 2162 (21.0) 3975 (18.0) 2907 (19.6) 27 861 (15.2) 36 905 (16.0)
Digestive system 2195 (21.3) 3738 (16.9) 2566 (17.3) 24 000 (13.1) 32 499 (14.1)
Urinary system 1041 (10.1) 2244 (10.2) 1905 (12.8) 26 117 (14.3) 31 307 (13.6)
Respiratory system 762 (7.4) 2102 (9.5) 869 (5.9) 16 105 (8.8) 19 838 (8.6)
Lymphoma, myeloma, or leukemia 698 (6.8) 1490 (6.7) 1290 (8.7) 14 872 (8.1) 18 350 (8.0)
Skin or eye 115 (1.1) 137 (0.6) 373 (2.5) 16 237 (8.9) 16 862 (7.3)
Oral cavity and pharynx 411 (4.0) 698 (3.2) 426 (2.9) 6606 (3.6) 8141 (3.5)
Endocrine system 352 (3.4) 299 (1.4) 442 (3.0) 3446 (1.9) 4539 (2.0)
Bones and joints or soft tissue including heart 53 (0.5) 115 (0.5) 130 (0.9) 1037 (0.6) 1335 (0.6)
Brain and other nervous system 23 (0.2) 34 (0.2) 35 (0.2) 437 (0.2) 529 (0.2)
Other 211 (2.0) 416 (1.9) 298 (2.0) 3967 (2.2) 4892 (2.1)
Age at prior cancer diagnosis, y
20-49 1354 (13.2) 2523 (11.4) 2372 (16.0) 14 087 (7.7) 20 336 (8.8)
50-64 3319 (32.2) 8790 (39.8) 4965 (33.5) 57 914 (31.6) 74 988 (32.6)
65-74 3102 (30.1) 7157 (32.4) 4499 (30.3) 62 025 (33.9) 76 783 (33.3)
≥75 2519 (24.5) 3607 (16.3) 3004 (20.2) 49 133 (26.8) 58 263 (25.3)
Year at prior cancer diagnosis
2000-2004 4942 (48.0) 11 243 (50.9) 6956 (46.9) 95 603 (52.2) 118 744 (51.5)
2005-2009 3993 (38.8) 8215 (37.2) 5794 (39.0) 66 828 (36.5) 84 830 (36.8)
2010-2013 1359 (13.2) 2619 (11.9) 2090 (14.1) 20 728 (11.3) 26 796 (11.6)
Stage at prior cancer diagnosis
Localized 5870 (57.0) 13 113 (59.4) 8426 (56.8) 116 647 (63.7) 144 056 (62.5)
Regional 2504 (24.3) 4785 (21.7) 3471 (23.4) 34 683 (18.9) 45 443 (19.7)
Distant 777 (7.5) 1885 (8.5) 1244 (8.4) 11 968 (6.5) 15 874 (6.9)
Unknown or unstaged 329 (3.2) 804 (3.6) 577 (3.9) 5009 (2.7) 6719 (2.9)
Blankb 814 (7.9) 1490 (6.7) 1122 (7.6) 14 852 (8.1) 18 278 (7.9)

Abbreviations: SEER, Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results; SPC, second primary cancer.

a

Data are presented as number (percentage) of persons unless otherwise indicated. All race categories are exclusive of Hispanic ethnicity.

b

Cases with certain site and/or year combinations that were not covered by SEER historic stage A were coded as blank, including 3716 oral cancer cases for certain subsites from 2004 to 2013 and 2943 chronic lymphocytic leukemia cases.26