Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics of 1264 Women with an Adolescent And Young Adult Cancer Diagnosis in North Carolina or Kaiser Permanente Southern California During 2004–2016
| Cancer type | ||
| Breast | 515 | 41% |
| Lymphoma | 131 | 10% |
| Gynecologica | 144 | 11% |
| Thyroid | 297 | 23% |
| Melanoma | 177 | 14% |
| Site | ||
| North Carolina | 929 | 73% |
| KPSC | 335 | 27% |
| Age at diagnosis | ||
| 15–19 | 29 | 2% |
| 20–24 | 102 | 8% |
| 25–29 | 194 | 15% |
| 30–34 | 346 | 27% |
| 35–39 | 593 | 47% |
| Mean (SD) | 32.6 | (5.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 931 | 74% |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 82 | 6% |
| Hispanic | 164 | 13% |
| Other | 86 | 7% |
| Missing | 1 | |
| Education at survey | ||
| High school or less | 77 | 6% |
| Some college | 410 | 32% |
| Bachelor's degree | 448 | 35% |
| Graduate degree | 328 | 26% |
| Missing | 1 | |
| Calendar year of diagnosis | ||
| 2004–2009 | 427 | 34% |
| 2010–2016 | 837 | 66% |
| Student at diagnosis (full time or part time) | ||
| No | 1075 | 85% |
| Yes | 189 | 15% |
| Insurance at diagnosis | ||
| Uninsured | 47 | 4% |
| Any Medicaid | 69 | 5% |
| Other insurance | 1147 | 91% |
| Missing | 1 | |
| Hospital typeb | ||
| NCI cancer center | 225 | 25% |
| Academic, not NCI | 118 | 13% |
| Nonacademic | 544 | 61% |
| Missing | 8 | |
| Residency programb | ||
| No | 424 | 48% |
| Yes | 463 | 52% |
| Missing | 8 | |
a
Includes cervical, uterine, and ovarian.
b
Among those who received the majority of their cancer care in of North Carolina.
KPSC, Kaiser Permanente Southern California; NCI, National Cancer Institute; SD, standard deviation.