Table 1—
Characteristics of Arab Cancer Cases From the California; Detroit, MI; and New Jersey Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program Registries, 2000
| Characteristic | California, No. (%) | Detroit, No. (%) | New Jersey, No. (%) |
| Total | 665 (100.0) | 309 (100.0) | 266 (100.0) |
| Age, y | |||
| 20–24 | 22 (3.3) | 10 (3.2) | 8 (3.0) |
| 30–39 | 42 (6.3) | 32 (10.4) | 10 (3.8) |
| 40–49 | 110 (16.5) | 26 (8.4) | 42 (15.8) |
| 50–59 | 162 (24.4) | 72 (23.3) | 62 (23.3) |
| 60–69 | 216 (32.5) | 107 (34.6) | 96 (36.1) |
| 70–74 | 113 (17.0) | 62 (20.1) | 48 (18.0) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 344 (51.7) | 160 (51.8) | 137 (51.5) |
| Female | 321 (48.3) | 149 (48.2) | 129 (48.5) |
| Male cancer site | |||
| Prostate | 96 (14.4) | 41 (13.3) | 47 (17.7) |
| Lung | 40 (6.0) | 20 (6.5) | 13 (4.9) |
| CRC | 44 (6.6) | 20 (6.5) | 11 (4.1) |
| Bladder | 24 (3.6) | 11 (3.6) | 13 (4.9) |
| Kidney | 11 (1.7) | 12 (3.9) | 8 (3.0) |
| NHL | 18 (2.7) | 12 (3.9) | 5 (1.9) |
| Other | 111 (16.7) | 44 (14.2) | 40 (15.0) |
| Female cancer site | |||
| Breast | 130 (19.5) | 49 (15.9) | 42 (15.8) |
| Lung | 30 (4.5) | 20 (6.5) | 8 (4.1) |
| CRC | 24 (3.6) | 7 (2.3) | 15 (4.9) |
| Thyroid | 20 (3.0) | 12 (3.9) | 4 (1.5) |
| Other | 117 (17.6) | 61 (19.7) | 60 (22.6) |
Note. CRC = colorectal cancer; NHL = non-Hodgkin lymphoma.