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. 1987 Summer;8(4):65–71.

Table 5. Comparison of leading diagnoses for the administration of chemotherapy, inpatient compared with outpatient.

Diagnosis Inpatient Outpatient


Percent of total cases Rank Percent of total cases Rank
Cancer of ovary 27.1 1
Lung cancer 14.5 2 6.5 5
Breast cancer 6.8 3 34.6 1
Cancer of the cervix 5.5 4
Brain cancer 4.3 5
Cancer of the uterus 4.2 6
Hodgkin's disease 3.6 7
Myeloid leukemia 3.1 8
Cancer of the testicle 3.0 9 2.1 9
Malignant melanoma 2.6 10
Colon cancer 11.6 2
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, not further specified 8.6 3
Stomach cancer 7.4 4
Kidney and urinary tract cancer 6.3 6
Cancer, site unspecified 4.2 7
Lymphosarcoma and reticulosarcoma 2.3 8
Head and neck cancer, not further specified 2.3 8
All other 25.3 13.9

NOTE: The total number of discharges or visits was 1,614 for inpatients and 474 for outpatients.