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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 13.
Published in final edited form as: Leuk Lymphoma. 2012 Dec 31;54(8):10.3109/10428194.2012.753543. doi: 10.3109/10428194.2012.753543

Table I. Selected characteristics of patients* by initial radiotherapy treatment for first primary solid cancer, ages 20-84, 9 SEER registries, 1981-2007.

Received initial radiotherapy Did not receive initial radiotherapy


Total patients diagnosed Female Patients who received initial radiotherapy Mean age at diagnosis Mean person-years at risk Localized stage Patients who did not receive initial radiotherapy Mean age at diagnosis Mean person-years at risk Localized stage

First primary cancer N % N % Years Years % N % Years Years %
All solid cancers 1,450,962 49.4% 481,163 33.2% 70.5 5.4 50.8% 969,799 66.8% 70.0 6.4 62.8%
All standard radiotherapy treated solid cancers 982,404 51.4% 417,217 42.5% 72.3 5.7 55.7% 565,187 57.5% 72.6 6.8 66.1%
Oral cavity & pharynx 42,667 31.4% 24,212 56.7% 68.6 4.6 20.7% 18,455 43.3% 69.3 6.9 67.0%
Larynx 17,876 19.0% 13,994 78.3% 70.6 5.9 55.1% 3,882 21.7% 69.1 6.9 57.1%
Thyroid 35,229 76.1% 16,303 46.3% 62.1 7.6 47.8% 18,926 53.7% 62.5 9.5 70.4%
Lung & bronchus (NSC) 98,600 43.2% 43,559 44.2% 71.0 2.0 14.2% 55,041 55.8% 72.4 4.1 50.2%
Female breast 310,719 100.0% 138,499 44.6% 69.6 6.5 63.1% 172,220 55.4% 71.9 7.7 60.3%
Cervix uteri 22,820 100.0% 10,794 47.3% 67.0 6.5 29.9% 12,026 52.7% 59.9 10.7 84.3%
Endometrium 60,767 100.0% 20,216 33.3% 71.9 7.6 61.6% 40,551 66.7% 71.3 8.2 86.9%
Prostate 320,656 0.0% 121,490 37.9% 75.6 5.6 75.2% 199,166 62.1% 74.5 5.9 71.0%
Testis 15,356 0.0% 6,973 45.4% 53.2 10.8 83.4% 8,383 54.6% 50.6 10.4 59.2%
Rectum & rectosigmoid junction 57,714 42.5% 21,177 36.7% 72.1 4.9 25.9% 36,537 63.3% 73.9 6.0 62.1%

Abbreviations: NSC, non-small cell

*

Study population was restricted to first prim ary cance r diagnosed betwee n ages 20-84 and survival at least one y ear followin g diagnosis .

Cohort follow-up was censored at age 85 years due to under-ascertainment of second cancers among older patients.

Includes oral cavity & pharynx, rectosigmoid junction & rectum, larynx, lung & bronchus (NSC), female breast, cervix uteri, en dometrial, prostate, testis, and thyroid cancers.