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SCLC patients' characteristics
| Year | 2005 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| <65 y/o cases (%) | 755 (63.1) | 1431 (66.9) |
| ≥65 y/o cases (%) | 442 (36.9) | 708 (33.1) |
| Gender | ||
| Male cases (%) | 984 (82.2) | 1753 (82.0) |
| Female cases (%) | 213 (17.8) | 386 (18.0) |
| M/F | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| Limited stage cases† (%) | 465 (41.7) | 857 (40.1) |
| Cases with brain metastasis at diagnosis‡ (%) | 222 (20.1) | 445 (20.8) |
†Data was provided from 10 hospitals in 2005. ‡Data was provided from nine hospitals in 2005. SCLC, small cell lung cancer.
