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Table 15.28

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2003-2007
Both Sexes by Race
Histologya All Races White Black Asian/
Pacific Islander
American Indian
/Alaska Nativeb
Hispanicc
Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Carcinoma 198,736 98.9% 166,400 98.9% 20,038 99.0% 10,881 99.1% 690 98.0% 10,526 98.7%
Small cell (8041-8045) 27,826 13.9% 24,554 14.6% 2,167 10.7% 889 8.1% 135 19.2% 1,275 12.0%
Non-small celld 170,910 85.1% 141,846 84.3% 17,871 88.3% 9,992 91.0% 555 78.8% 9,251 86.7%
Squamous and transitional cell (8051-8052,8070-8084, 8120-8131) 39,682 19.8% 33,213 19.7% 4,485 22.2% 1,668 15.2% 180 25.6% 1,837 17.2%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8149, 8160-8162,8190-8221, 8250-8263,8270-8280, 8290-8337,8350-8390, 8400-8560,8570-8576, 8940-8941) 75,367 37.5% 62,305 37.0% 7,249 35.8% 5,374 48.9% 161 22.9% 4,276 40.1%
Large cell (8011-8015) 6,544 3.3% 5,356 3.2% 807 4.0% 335 3.0% 22 3.1% 363 3.4%
Other non-small celle 49,317 24.5% 40,972 24.4% 5,330 26.3% 2,615 23.8% 192 27.3% 2,775 26.0%
Sarcoma (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 355 0.2% 302 0.2% 27 0.1% 17 0.2% - - 29 0.3%
Other specified typesf (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 144 0.1% 129 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8005) 1,674 0.8% 1,414 0.8% 163 0.8% 83 0.8% - - 101 0.9%
Total 200,909 100.0% 168,245 100.0% 20,239 100.0% 10,985 100.0% 704 100.0% 10,666 100.0%

Footnotes:

Source: SEER 17 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, Atlanta, San Jose-Monterey, Los Angeles, Alaska Native Registry, Rural Georgia, California excluding SF/SJM/LA, Kentucky, Louisiana and New Jersey). Percents may not sum to 100 due to rounding.

a Excludes Kaposi Sarcoma, mesothelioma, lymphomas, leukemias, myelomas, lymphoreticular, and immunoproliferative diseases.

b Estimates for American Indian/Alaska Native are based on the CHSDA(Contract Health Service Delivery Area) counties.

c Hispanic is not mutually exclusive from whites, blacks, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives. Underlying incidence data for Hispanics are based on NHIA and exclude cases from the Alaska Native Registry.

d Non-small cell includes histologies 8010-8015, 8020-8022, 8030-8040, 8046, 8050-8052, 8070-8084, 8090-8110, 8120-8131, 8140-8156, 8160-8162, 8170-8175, 8180, 8190-8221, 8230-8231, 8240-8263, 8270-8280, 8290-8337, 8340-8347, 8350-8390, 8400-8562, 8570-8576, 8580-8671, 8940-8941.

e Includes large cell carcinoma, NOS, other specified carcinomas, and unspecified carcinomas (8010, 8020-8022, 8030-8040, 8046, 8090-8110, 8150-8156, 8170-8175, 8180, 8230-8231, 8240-8249, 8340-8347, 8561-8562, 8580-8671).

f Other specific types includes melanomas.

- Statistic not shown due to fewer than 16 cases during the time period.

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