TABLE II.
Cancer characteristics for the top 10 trajectories
| Care trajectorya | Mean duration of cancer treatment (months) | Five most common cancer sites [% (stage)] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low–Survived–Low | 196.4±146.9 | 10.2 Male genital system (II) | 9.0 Breast (I) | 7.3 Breast (II) | 5.1 Female genital system (I) | 3.5 Digestive system (II) |
| Low–Survived–High | 198.7±153.5 | 16.9 Male genital system (II) | 7.4 Breast (I) | 7.1 Breast (II) | 5.2 Digestive system (II) | 5.1 Digestive system (III) |
| Low–Ongoing | 541.3±143.8 | 11.0 Breast (II) | 8.9 Digestive system (IV) | 7.8 Digestive system (III) | 7.0 Breast (III) | 5.3 Breast (I) |
| Low–Died | 183.3±172.8 | 23.0 Respiratory system (IV) | 14.0 Digestive system (IV) | 6.9 Respiratory system (III) | 4.0 Digestive system (III) | 2.5 Digestive system (II) |
| Low–Survived–Died | 189.5±164.0 | 15.9 Respiratory system (IV) | 11.1 Digestive system (IV) | 6.3 Respiratory system (III) | 5.2 Digestive system (III) | 3.2 Digestive system (II) |
| High–Survived–Low | 174.8±143.6 | 12.3 Male genital system (II) | 4.9 Digestive system (I) | 4.7 Digestive system (II) | 4.7 Respiratory system (I) | 4.6 Breast (I) |
| High–Survived–High | 164.0±139.4 | 11.7 Male genital system (II) | 6.1 Digestive system (II) | 5.4 Digestive system (I) | 5.2 Breast (II) | 5.1 Respiratory system (I) |
| High–Ongoing | 551.7±144.4 | 6.2 Digestive system (III) | 6.0 Digestive system (IV) | 5.6 Respiratory system (III) | 5.0 Respiratory system (IV) | 4.8 Digestive system (II) |
| High–Died | 138.1±151.0 | 17.9 Respiratory system (IV) | 8.5 Digestive system (IV) | 8.1 Respiratory system (III) | 3.5 Digestive system (III) | 2.9 Digestive system (II) |
| High–Survived–Died | 142.0±145.5 | 12.1 Respiratory system (IV) | 6.7 Respiratory system (III) | 6.1 Digestive system (IV) | 4.1 Digestive system (III) | 3.7 Digestive system (II) |
a
Pre-cancer cost, outcome during cancer episode, post-cancer cost.