Table 1.
Study population demographics and cancer diagnosis groups
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 472 | 100.00 |
| Deceased | 203 | 43.01 |
| Race | ||
| Asian | 2 | 0.42 |
| Black or African American | 64 | 13.56 |
| Other/unspecified | 18 | 3.81 |
| White | 388 | 82.20 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 7 | 1.48 |
| Non-Hispanic | 465 | 98.52 |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 267 | 56.57 |
| Male | 205 | 43.43 |
| Health Insurance | ||
| Medicaid | 70 | 14.83 |
| Medicare | 173 | 36.65 |
| Private/commercial health insurance | 169 | 35.81 |
| Self-pay | 20 | 4.24 |
| TRICARE (US military) | 3 | 0.64 |
| Uninsured | 18 | 3.81 |
| Unknown | 19 | 4.01 |
| Mean | Std dev | |
| Age in years at referral | 58.9 | 12.15 |
| Site-specific cancer diagnosis groups | ||
| Bronchus, lung | 82 | 17.37 |
| Breast | 69 | 14.62 |
| Head and neck | 56 | 11.86 |
| Ovary | 43 | 9.11 |
| Other GI organs; peritoneum | 42 | 8.90 |
| Colon | 40 | 8.47 |
| Other non-epithelial cancer of skin | 40 | 8.47 |
| Bone and connective tissue | 35 | 7.42 |
| Brain and nervous system | 33 | 6.99 |
| Uterus | 30 | 6.36 |
| Other female genital organs | 29 | 6.14 |
| Rectum and anus | 28 | 5.93 |
| Melanomas of skin | 27 | 5.72 |
| Cervix | 26 | 5.51 |
| Prostate | 23 | 4.87 |
| Liver and intrahepatic bile duct | 22 | 4.66 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 21 | 4.45 |
| Pancreas | 20 | 4.24 |
| Benign neoplasm of uterus | 19 | 4.03 |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 15 | 3.18 |
| Bladder | 11 | 2.33 |
| Other respiratory and intra-thoracic | 11 | 2.33 |
| Thyroid | 11 | 2.33 |
| Stomach | 11 | 2.33 |
| Esophagus | 10 | 2.12 |
| Leukemias | 5 | 1.06 |
| Multiple myeloma | 5 | 1.06 |
| Hodgkin’s disease | 2 | 0.42 |