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Table 15.25

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2002-2006
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 197,766 98.9% 165,989 98.9% 19,930 99.1% 10,540 99.1% 675 98.3% 10,242 98.6%
Small cell (8041-8045) 28,076 14.0% 24,817 14.8% 2,151 10.7% 901 8.5% 127 18.5% 1,230 11.8%
Non-small celld 169,690 84.9% 141,172 84.1% 17,779 88.4% 9,639 90.6% 548 79.8% 9,012 86.8%
Squamous and transitional cell (8051-8052,8070-8084, 8120-8131) 39,702 19.9% 33,175 19.8% 4,580 22.8% 1,657 15.6% 167 24.3% 1,806 17.4%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8149, 8160-8162,8190-8221, 8250-8263,8270-8280, 8290-8337,8350-8390, 8400-8560,8570-8576, 8940-8941) 73,764 36.9% 61,343 36.6% 6,932 34.5% 5,098 47.9% 169 24.6% 4,124 39.7%
Large cell (8011-8015) 7,066 3.5% 5,824 3.5% 860 4.3% 340 3.2% 21 3.1% 389 3.7%
Other non-small celle 49,158 24.6% 40,830 24.3% 5,407 26.9% 2,544 23.9% 191 27.8% 2,693 25.9%
Sarcoma (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 344 0.2% 295 0.2% 28 0.1% - - - - 29 0.3%
Other specified typesf (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 158 0.1% 133 0.1% 19 0.1% - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8005) 1,629 0.8% 1,400 0.8% 141 0.7% 76 0.7% - - 102 1.0%
Total 199,898 100.0% 167,818 100.0% 20,118 100.0% 10,636 100.0% 687 100.0% 10,385 100.0%

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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