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. 2009 Summer;30(4):61–73.

Table 1. Number of 1998 Incident Primary Cancers, By Site Reported to the California Cancer Registry (CCR) and the Proportion of Cancer Patients age 18-64 Enrolled in the California Medicaid Program.

Incident Cancer Cases from the California Cancer Registry Cases in both the California Cancer Registry and California Medicaid

Tumor Site All 1998 Cases 1998 Cases Age 18-24 % Cases Age 18-24 Cases Age 18-64 and in Medicaid for >=1 month in 1998 % of All 1998 Cases, Age 18-64 who had Medicaid for >=1 month in 1998
Breast 20,864 11,392 54.60% 1,014 8.90%
Lung 17,004 5,203 30.60% 997 19.20%
Colorectal 10,254 2,796 27.30% 557 19.90%
Cervical 1,690 1,350 79.90% 287 21.30%
Prostate 19,001 5,605 29.50% 268 4.80%
Testis 937 877 93.60% 78 8.90%
Uterine 3,587 1,722 48% 176 10.20%
Bladder 5,452 1,445 26.50% 113 7.80%
Hepatoma 1,570 836 53.30% 288 34.40%
Stomach 2,552 822 32.20% 197 24.00%
Ovarian 2,626 1,468 55.90% 188 19.60%
Kidney 2,914 1,358 46.60% 173 12.70%
Brain 1,922 1,246 64.80% 206 16.50%

SOURCE: Schrag, D., Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Virnig, B.A., University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and Warren, J.L., National Cancer Institute, 2009.