Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of patients with a first primary cancer diagnosed 1995–2013 in the United States and reported to NAACCR
| Categories of NAACCR variable ‘sex’ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient Characteristics | All males n (%) |
All females n (%) |
Transgender* n (%) |
DSD* n (%) |
| Year of Diagnosis | ||||
| 1995–1999 | 2,234,226 (20.5) | 2,222,119 (20.3) | 89 (11) | 64 (15) |
| 2000–2004 | 2,873,581 (26.4) | 2,831,056 (25.9) | 160 (20) | 93 (22) |
| 2005–2009 | 3,211,494 (29.5) | 3,199,436 (29.3) | 240 (30) | 125 (30) |
| 2010–2013 | 2,576,699 (23.6) | 2,675,980 (24.5) | 316 (39) | 136 (33) |
| Age at Diagnosis | ||||
| 0–19 years | 129,890 (1.2) | 115,661 (1.1) | 6 (0.7) | 11 (2.6) |
| 20–29 years | 143,135 (1.3) | 192,809 (1.8) | 26 (3.2) | 11 (2.6) |
| 30–39 years | 288,041 (2.6) | 541,462 (5.0) | 94 (12) | 31 (7.4) |
| 40–49 years | 781,196 (7.2) | 1,397,356 (12.8) | 159 (20) | 40 (9.6) |
| 50–59 years | 2,087,488 (19.2) | 2,131,818 (19.5) | 228 (28) | 60 (14) |
| 60–69 years | 3,171,348 (29.1) | 2,415,296 (22.1) | 173 (21) | 105 (25) |
| 70+ years | 4,294,902 (39.4) | 4,134,189 (37.8) | 119 (15) | 160 (38) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 8,605,673 (79.0) | 8,585,841 (78.6) | 556 (69) | 279 (67) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 1,119,580 (10.3) | 1,081,059 (9.9) | 113 (14) | 55 (13) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 301,540 (2.8) | 368,350 (3.4) | 32 (4.0) | 18 (4.3) |
| Hispanic | 705,930 (6.5) | 775,659 (7.1) | 91 (11) | 51 (12) |
| Unknown | 163,277 (1.5) | 117,682 (1.1) | 13 (1.6) | 15 (3.6) |
| Region of Diagnosis | ||||
| Northeast | 2,482,938 (22.8) | 2,607,939 (23.9) | 173 (21) | 24 (5.7) |
| Midwest | 1,870,688 (17.2) | 1,894,997 (17.3) | 105 (13) | 66 (16) |
| South | 4,099,627 (37.6) | 3,972,592 (36.4) | 200 (25) | 229 (55) |
| West | 2,442,747 (22.4) | 2,453,063 (22.4) | 327 (41) | 99 (24) |
| Primary Payer at Diagnosis | ||||
| Private Insurance | 1,944,272 (17.8) | 2,263,025 (20.7) | 146 (18) | 98 (23) |
| Medicaid | 398,232 (3.7) | 476,530 (4.4) | 118 (15) | 28 (6.7) |
| Medicare | 2,860,340 (26.3) | 2,747,714 (25.1) | 148 (18) | 131 (31) |
| Other | 917,703 (8.4) | 816,025 (7.5) | 65 (8.1) | 26 (6.2) |
| Not Insured | 278,942 (2.6) | 267,344 (2.4) | 52 (6.5) | 11 (2.6) |
| Unknown | 4,496,511 (41.3) | 4,357,953 (39.9) | 276 (34) | 124 (30) |
| TOTAL | 10,896,000 | 10,928,591 | 805 | 418 |
DSD=disorders of sex development
*
NAACCR values of “transsexual” and “other (hermaphrodite)” are referred to here as transgender and DSD, respectively.