Table 1.
Demographic and Disease Characteristics in Head and Neck Cancers Diagnosed in California between 1988–2007
| Characteristic | Race, n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White (n = 38892) | Asian (n = 4711) | |
| Age at Diagnosis (years) | ||
| <50 | 4919 (13) | 1505 (32) |
| 50–59 | 9540 (25) | 1064 (23) |
| 60–69 | 11792 (30) | 1054 (22) |
| 70+ | 12641 (33) | 1088 (23) |
| Year of Diagnosis | ||
| 1988–1991 | 8588 (22) | 701 (15) |
| 1992–1995 | 7959 (20) | 842 (18) |
| 1996–1999 | 7646 (20) | 985 (21) |
| 2000–2003 | 7317 (19) | 1069 (23) |
| 2004–2007 | 7382 (19) | 1114 (24) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 27823 (72) | 3284 (70) |
| Female | 11069 (28) | 1427 (30) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Never Married | 5617 (14) | 509 (11) |
| Married | 21141 (54) | 3385 (72) |
| Separated/widowed/divorced | 10858 (28) | 664 (14) |
| Unknown | 1276 (3) | 153 (3) |
| Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status (SES) | ||
| Lower (Statewide Quintiles 1-3) | 21284 (55) | 2529 (54) |
| Higher (Statewide Quintiles 4-5) | 17608 (45) | 2182 (46) |
| University Teaching Hospital? | ||
| No | 34296 (88) | 3993 (85) |
| Yes | 4596 (12) | 718 (15) |
| Cancer Site | ||
| Oral | 11864 (31) | 1020 (22) |
| Oropharynx | 11310 (29) | 573 (12) |
| Hypopharynx/Larynx | 14500 (37) | 905 (19) |
| Nasopharynx | 1218 (3) | 2213 (47) |
| Summary Stage at Diagnosis | ||
| Localized | 15302 (39) | 1341 (28) |
| Regional | 16626 (43) | 2157 (46) |
| Remote | 4598 (12) | 853 (18) |
| Unknown | 2366 (6) | 360 (8) |
| Tumor Histologic Grade | ||
| Well/Moderately Differentiated | 21945 (56) | 1540 (33) |
| Poor/Undifferentiated | 10648 (27) | 2239 (48) |
| Unknown | 6299 (16) | 932 (20) |
| Surgery | ||
| No/Unknown | 18786 (48) | 3106 (66) |
| Yes | 20106 (52) | 1605 (34) |
| Radiotherapy | ||
| No/Unknown | 12314 (32) | 1103 (23) |
| Yes | 26578 (68) | 3608 (77) |
| Chemotherapy | ||
| No | 29758 (77) | 2767 (59) |
| Yes | 8681 (22) | 1899 (40) |
| Unknown | 453 (1) | 45 (1) |