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. 2014 Feb 3;32(8):824–829. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.51.4661

Table 3.

Patient Demographic and Clinical Characteristics by Cancer Type

Characteristic Total
Breast Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
P*
No. % No. % No. %
Age at diagnosis, years < .001
    Mean 59.5 58.0 61.9
    SD 13.2 13.2 13.2
    < 40 659 6.3 471 7.2 188 4.8
    40-49 1,838 17.6 1,341 20.4 497 12.8
    50-59 2,760 26.3 1,796 27.3 964 24.7
    60-69 2,732 26.1 1,681 25.6 1,051 27.0
    ≥ 70 2,477 23.7 1,280 19.5 1,197 30.7
Female sex 8,439 80.6 6,569 100.0 1,870 48.0
Disease stage < .001
    I 2,186 24.8 2,037 35.8 149 4.8
    II 3,031 34.5 2,323 40.8 708 22.8
    III 2,428 27.6 972 17.1 1,456 46.8
    IV 1,151 13.1 356 6.3 795 25.6
Received chemotherapy 8,079 77.2 4,706 71.6 3,373 86.6 < .001

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

*

P value corresponds to differences between breast and colorectal cancers.