TABLE 1.

Stomach Cancer: The Number of Males and Females (Ages 15–99 Years) Diagnosed Between 2001 to 2009 and Distribution (Percentage) by SEER Summary Stage 2000 at Diagnosis, by Race and Calendar Period of Diagnosis

	2001–2003			2004–2009
SEER Summary Stage 2000	All Races	White	Black	All Races	White	Black
No. of patients	49,225	38,036	7332	101,475	76,800	15,906
Localized, %	22.1	22.2	21.2	24.9	24.8	24.6
Regional, %	31.5	31.4	30.2	28.8	28.7	27.6
Distant, %	28.9	39.1	28.5	30.8	31.4	30.1
Unknown, %	17.5	17.3	20.1	15.4	15.1	17.7

Abbreviations: SEER: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results.