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. 2015 Aug 31;33(32):3802–3808. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.61.6458

Table A2.

Primary Cancer Type

Cancer Type CCS Code* White (n = 4,062), % African American (n = 1,089), % Hispanic (n = 334), %
Head and neck 11 2.8 1.6 0.9
Esophagus 12 1.0 0.6 0.3
Stomach 13 1.0 1.9 2.4
Colon 14 4.6 7.4 5.1
Rectum and anus 15 1.9 2.4 2.1
Liver and intrahepatic bile duct 16 2.2 1.7 3.3
Pancreas 17 2.3 3.1 2.4
Other GI organs and peritoneum 18 1.5 1.5 3.0
Bronchus and lung 19 7.6 8.6 3.6
Other respiratory/intrathoracic 20 0.05 0.2 0
Bone and connective tissue 21 1.2 0.9 2.1
Melanoma 22 1.7 0.09 0
Other nonepithelial skin cancer 23 2.0 0.6 0.9
Breast 24 13.8 17.2 12.6
Uterus 25 2.0 3.9 3.0
Cervix 26 0.7 0.8 0
Ovary 27 3.1 2.4 2.4
Other female genital organs 28 0.5 0.7 0.6
Prostate 29 4.0 5.6 2.1
Testis 30 0.3 0 0.6
Other male genital organs 31 0.05 0 0
Bladder 32 1.9 1.2 0.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 33 2.0 1.7 3.6
Other urinary organs 34 0.15 0.2 0
Brain and nervous system 35 1.2 0.4 2.1
Thyroid 36 1.7 1.0 2.7
Hodgkin disease 37 2.2 1.9 3.0
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 38 9.7 7.0 12.9
Leukemia 39 8.4 4.5 8.4
Multiple myeloma 40 7.2 8.5 7.8
Other and unspecified primary 41 10.9 11.9 10.8

Abbreviation: CCS, Clinical Classification Software Codes.

*

CCS clusters International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis codes into broader categories of cancer type (additional details can be found at https://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/toolssoftware/ccs/ccsfactsheet.jsp).