Table 3.
Cancer deaths recorded in the SRTR among cancer cases documented only in cancer registries, only in the SRTR, or in both sources.
| Cancer Type | Only in cancer registry | Only in SRTR | In both cancer registry and SRTR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung | |||
| Cases, N | 711 | 357 | 925 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 263 (37.0) | 246 (68.9) | 641 (69.3) |
| NHL | |||
| Cases, N | 1170 | 234 | 442 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 304 (26.0) | 45 (19.2) | 128 (29.0) |
| Prostate | |||
| Cases, N | 699 | 183 | 662 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 40 (5.7) | 24 (13.1) | 69 (10.4) |
| Kidney | |||
| Cases, N | 539 | 124 | 391 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 35 (6.5) | 41 (33.1) | 74 (18.9) |
| Colorectum | |||
| Cases, N | 440 | 141 | 314 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 87 (19.8) | 60 (42.6) | 126 (40.1) |
| Breast | |||
| Cases, N | 344 | 87 | 423 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 23 (6.7) | 24 (27.6) | 73 (17.3) |
| Melanoma | |||
| Cases, N | 419 | 206 | 223 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 67 (16.0) | 32 (15.5) | 79 (35.4) |
| Liver | |||
| Cases, N | 109 | 133 | 47 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 46 (42.2) | 89 (66.9) | 27 (57.4) |
| Total | |||
| Cases, N | 4431 | 1465 | 3427 |
| Died from cancer, N (%) | 865 (19.5) | 561 (38.3) | 1217 (35.5) |
Abbreviations: NHL non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Cancer types are ordered in decreasing total frequency (see Table 1).