Table 1. Study Population: Demographic Characteristics and the Number of Patients Who Receive Each Phase of Care, by Cancer Site and Stage at Diagnosis.
| Cancer Site and Stage at Diagnosis | Total Number | Mean Age at Diagnosis | Age at Diagnosis, Percent Distribution | Percent Male | Percent Non-White | Number With Initial Care | Number With Continuing Care | Number With Terminal Care | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Under 50 | 50-59 | 60-74 | 75 or Over | ||||||||
| Breast, Female | |||||||||||
| In Situ | 807 | 55.7 | 35.3 | 26.6 | 31.1 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 20.6 | 476 | 670 | 4 |
| Local | 4,584 | 58.4 | 26.9 | 23.8 | 38.9 | 10.4 | 0.0 | 17.3 | 2,120 | 4,036 | 209 |
| Regional | 2,375 | 55.1 | 36.2 | 25.7 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 18.9 | 1,041 | 2,044 | 383 |
| Remote | 225 | 58.4 | 26.2 | 24.4 | 40.9 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 162 | 148 | 106 |
| Unspecified | 161 | 55.8 | 34.8 | 28.0 | 26.7 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 26.1 | 25 | 154 | 22 |
| All Stages | 8,152 | 57.1 | 30.6 | 24.7 | 35.8 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 18.3 | 3,824 | 7,052 | 724 |
| Colon | |||||||||||
| In Situ | 141 | 63.8 | 9.2 | 25.5 | 47.5 | 17.7 | 57.4 | 22.7 | 58 | 125 | 2 |
| Local | 1,142 | 65.2 | 7.1 | 20.8 | 53.6 | 18.6 | 55.6 | 18.8 | 560 | 989 | 35 |
| Regional | 1,543 | 65.6 | 10.4 | 15.9 | 51.1 | 22.7 | 49.8 | 18.7 | 763 | 1,302 | 205 |
| Remote | 424 | 65.9 | 10.1 | 18.6 | 44.6 | 26.7 | 47.4 | 21.2 | 338 | 178 | 243 |
| Unspecified | 71 | 65.2 | 14.1 | 18.3 | 39.4 | 28.2 | 57.7 | 23.9 | 19 | 56 | 18 |
| All Stages | 3,321 | 65.4 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 50.7 | 21.7 | 52.0 | 19.3 | 1,738 | 2,650 | 503 |
| Rectum | |||||||||||
| In Situ | 119 | 59.7 | 18.5 | 23.5 | 50.4 | 7.6 | 65.5 | 20.2 | 56 | 111 | 1 |
| Local | 662 | 62.3 | 13.1 | 23.3 | 49.4 | 14.2 | 57.1 | 14.2 | 327 | 584 | 30 |
| Regional | 484 | 62.2 | 12.4 | 23.3 | 51.0 | 13.2 | 60.7 | 20.7 | 252 | 408 | 58 |
| Remote | 149 | 62.6 | 15.4 | 20.1 | 48.3 | 16.1 | 53.0 | 16.8 | 127 | 73 | 45 |
| Unspecified | 54 | 66.4 | 13.0 | 14.8 | 40.7 | 31.5 | 50.0 | 25.9 | 28 | 43 | 8 |
| All Stages | 1,468 | 62.2 | 13.6 | 22.7 | 49.6 | 14.2 | 58.3 | 17.5 | 790 | 1,219 | 142 |
| Lung | |||||||||||
| In Situ | 2 | 69.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Local | 765 | 62.3 | 11.8 | 23.5 | 53.7 | 11 | 54.2 | 17.9 | 388 | 600 | 174 |
| Regional | 781 | 62.7 | 8.6 | 27.8 | 54.0 | 9.6 | 60.3 | 17.0 | 556 | 448 | 413 |
| Remote | 1,486 | 63.6 | 9.8 | 23.4 | 51.4 | 15.3 | 58.0 | 17.6 | 1,336 | 304 | 1,049 |
| Unspecified | 317 | 66.9 | 7.3 | 13.9 | 54.3 | 24.6 | 58.4 | 17.4 | 224 | 162 | 196 |
| All Stages | 3,351 | 63.4 | 9.7 | 23.5 | 52.8 | 13.9 | 57.7 | 17.5 | 2,505 | 1,515 | 1,834 |
| Ovarian | |||||||||||
| In Situ | 2 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Local | 286 | 48.9 | 49.3 | 22.0 | 25.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 16.4 | 146 | 247 | 10 |
| Regional | 67 | 53.6 | 31.3 | 29.9 | 32.8 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 17.9 | 34 | 54 | 7 |
| Remote | 435 | 58.4 | 26.2 | 23.7 | 38.9 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 291 | 282 | 164 |
| Unspecified | 26 | 55.8 | 26.9 | 30.8 | 15.4 | 26.9 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 16 | 17 | 6 |
| All Stages | 816 | 54.6 | 34.8 | 23.8 | 32.8 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 487 | 602 | 187 |
| Prostate | |||||||||||
| In Situ | 3 | 65.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 33.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Local | 2,109 | 69.3 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 64.0 | 25.9 | 100.0 | 18.1 | 1,244 | 1,709 | 151 |
| Regional | 523 | 67.3 | 0.4 | 13.0 | 70.2 | 16.4 | 100.0 | 19.3 | 351 | 387 | 65 |
| Remote | 600 | 70.7 | 1.0 | 8.3 | 55.5 | 35.2 | 100.0 | 22.0 | 427 | 419 | 232 |
| Unspecified | 248 | 72.6 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 47.2 | 43.5 | 100.0 | 21.8 | 135 | 189 | 39 |
| All Stages | 3,483 | 69.4 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 62.3 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 19.2 | 2,159 | 2,707 | 487 |
| Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | |||||||||||
| Local | 379 | 55.8 | 34.6 | 20.6 | 34.8 | 10.0 | 55.7 | 16.9 | 250 | 289 | 60 |
| Regional | 239 | 56.7 | 30.1 | 20.1 | 36.4 | 13.4 | 63.6 | 13.0 | 143 | 173 | 36 |
| Remote | 665 | 55.1 | 34.0 | 20.0 | 35.9 | 10.1 | 58.5 | 12.8 | 431 | 445 | 166 |
| Unspecified | 103 | 59.9 | 26.2 | 18.4 | 34.0 | 21.4 | 47.6 | 12.6 | 50 | 75 | 20 |
| All Stages | 1,386 | 55.9 | 32.9 | 20.1 | 35.6 | 11.5 | 57.8 | 13.9 | 874 | 982 | 282 |
| All Seven Sites | |||||||||||
| In Situ | 1,074 | 57.3 | 29.9 | 26.0 | 35.8 | 8.4 | 15.2 | 20.8 | 593 | 912 | 9 |
| Local | 9,927 | 61.7 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 47.2 | 14.7 | 37.8 | 17.4 | 5,035 | 8,454 | 669 |
| Regional | 6,012 | 60.5 | 20.7 | 22.0 | 44.6 | 12.7 | 36.7 | 18.5 | 3,140 | 4,816 | 1,167 |
| Remote | 3,984 | 62.6 | 15.5 | 20.0 | 46.6 | 17.8 | 53.5 | 17.5 | 3,112 | 1,849 | 2,005 |
| Unspecified | 980 | 65.3 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 43.0 | 27.4 | 56.1 | 20.0 | 497 | 696 | 309 |
| All Stages | 21,977 | 61.5 | 18.6 | 20.7 | 45.6 | 15.0 | 40.0 | 18.0 | 12,377 | 16,727 | 4,159 |
SOURCE: Kaiser Permanente, Northern California Region, and Northern California Center - SEER Registry, 1993.