Table 5.

Stage distribution and relative 5-year survival by stage for the four most prevalent malignancies for Hoag patients 1992-1999 compared to 1986-1991

	% Stage 1986-1991	% Stage 1992-1999	P	% 5-Year Survival 1986-1991	% 5-Year Survival 1992-1999	P
LUNG	n = 807	n = 1,455		n = 807	n = 1,455
Local	19	25	.002	61	60	.669
Regional	26	22	.026	20	23	.459
Distant	48	50	.365	5	6	.516
BREAST	n = 916	n = 1,987		n = 916	n = 1,987
Local	65	66	.620	99	100	.002
Regional	28	29	.595	81	88	.006
Distant	5	4	.165	20	18	.620
PROSTATE	n = 702	n = 1,539		n = 702	n = 1,539
Local	63	78	< .0001	100	100	1.00
Regional	19	12	< .0001	89	100	< .0001
Distant	9	3	< .0001	37	42	.480
COLORECTAL	n = 538	n = 931		n = 538	n = 931
Local	31	36	.061	92	100	< .0001
Regional	46	42	.315	76	84	.020
Distant	20	19	.573	9	14	.303

Some cases were classified as “stage unknown,” so percentages do not add up to 100%.