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Table 15.13

Non-Small Cell Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

5-Year Relative Survival Rates by Year of Diagnosis
Year of
Diagnosis		 All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
1975-1977a 14.2 12.7 18.0 14.3 12.8 18.1 12.5 11.5 16.2
1978-1980a 15.0 13.4 18.9 15.3 13.6 18.9 13.2 10.9 20.1
1981-1983a 15.6 13.7 19.5 16.0 14.0 19.9 12.6 11.4 16.1
1984-1986a 15.1 13.2 18.8 15.5 13.4 19.3 12.6 11.8 14.5
1987-1989a 15.4 14.0 17.6 15.7 14.3 18.1 12.3 12.1 12.7
1990-1992a 15.8 14.0 18.6 16.4 14.6 19.1 11.7 10.2 14.3
1993-1995a 16.4 14.2 19.5 16.8 14.5 20.0 13.9 12.4 16.7
1996-1998b 16.8 14.7 19.5 17.2 14.9 19.9 13.7 11.8 16.8
1999-2005a 18.0d 15.4d 20.9d 18.5d 16.0d 21.3d 13.8d 11.8 16.5
5-Year Period Survival Ratescd by Year of Diagnosis
Year of
Diagnosis		 All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
1999-2005 17.5 15.1 20.4 18.0 15.5 20.7 13.3 11.3 16.0
Stage Distribution (%) 1999-2005c, Case Counts and Percentages
Stage at
Diagnosis		 All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
Number of cases 196,756 107,853 88,903 163,063 87,930 75,133 21,051 12,398 8,653
Percent 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Localized 16 15 18 17 15 19 13 12 15
Regional 22 23 22 22 23 22 22 23 22
Distant 53 55 52 52 54 50 58 59 57
Unstaged 8 8 9 9 8 9 6 6 7
5-Year Relative Survival Rates 1999-2005c by Age at Diagnosis
Age at
Diagnosis		 All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
Ages <45 25.7 24.0 27.3 28.0 26.5 29.3 17.0 15.0 19.2
Ages 45-54 20.2 16.2 25.4 21.5 17.0 27.0 14.3 12.0 17.8
Ages 55-64 19.8 16.8 23.9 20.6 17.5 24.6 14.6 12.5 18.3
Ages 65-74 17.4 14.7 20.7 17.7 14.9 21.0 13.0 11.3 15.5
Ages 75+ 12.1 10.5 13.6 12.4 10.9 13.8 8.9 7.5 10.0
Ages <65 20.4 17.1 24.7 21.4 18.0 25.7 14.7 12.5 18.3
Ages 65+ 15.1 13.0 17.3 15.3 13.3 17.6 11.5 10.1 13.2
5-Year Relative Survival Rates 1999-2005c by Stage at Diagnosis
Stage at
Diagnosis		 All Races Whites Blacks
Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females Both Sexes Males Females
All Stages 17.2 14.7 20.1 17.7 15.2 20.5 13.3 11.5 15.8
Localized 54.2 49.1 59.1 54.8 49.7 59.4 46.1 42.2 50.4
Regional 25.2 22.7 28.4 25.5 23.0 28.4 21.1 18.9 24.2
Distant 3.7 3.1 4.4 3.6 3.1 4.3 3.2 2.8 3.7
Unstaged 8.5 7.7 9.4 8.2 7.4 9.0 10.4 8.9 12.3

Footnotes:

a Rates are from the SEER 9 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, Atlanta). Rates are based on follow-up of patients into 2006.

b Rates are from the 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). California excluding SF/SJM/LA, Kentucky, Louisiana, and New Jersey contribute cases for diagnosis years 2000-2005. The remaining 13 SEER Areas contribute cases for the entire period 1999-2005. Rates are based on follow-up of patients into 2006.

c Period survival provides a more up-to-date estimate of survival by piecing together the most recent conditional survival estimates from several cohorts. It is computed here using three year calendar blocks (2003-2005: 0-1 year survival), (2002-2004: 1-2 year survival), (2001-2003: 2-3 year survival), (2000-2002: 3-4 year survival), (1999-2001: 4-5 years survival).

d The difference in rates between 1975-1977 and 1999-2005 is statistically significant (p<.05).

e The standard error of the survival rate is between 5 and 10 percentage points.

f The standard error of the survival rate is greater than 10 percentage points.

- Statistic could not be calculated due to fewer than 25 cases during the time period.

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