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Table 15.26

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2002-2006
Males 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 106,340 98.9% 87,963 98.9% 11,449 99.1% 6,241 99.1% 340 98.0% 5,796 98.7%
Small cell (8041-8045) 14,106 13.1% 12,271 13.8% 1,123 9.7% 613 9.7% 59 17.0% 699 11.9%
Non-small celld 92,234 85.8% 75,692 85.1% 10,326 89.4% 5,628 89.4% 281 81.0% 5,097 86.8%
Squamous and transitional cell (8051-8052,8070-8084, 8120-8131) 25,268 23.5% 20,843 23.4% 3,011 26.1% 1,233 19.6% 95 27.4% 1,206 20.5%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8149, 8160-8162,8190-8221, 8250-8263,8270-8280, 8290-8337,8350-8390, 8400-8560,8570-8576, 8940-8941) 36,058 33.6% 29,650 33.3% 3,640 31.5% 2,575 40.9% 77 22.2% 2,111 36.0%
Large cell (8011-8015) 4,050 3.8% 3,300 3.7% 509 4.4% 225 3.6% - - 255 4.3%
Other non-small celle 26,858 25.0% 21,899 24.6% 3,166 27.4% 1,595 25.3% 101 29.1% 1,525 26.0%
Sarcoma (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 203 0.2% 174 0.2% 18 0.2% - - - - 16 0.3%
Other specified typesf (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 87 0.1% 74 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8005) 844 0.8% 717 0.8% 77 0.7% 42 0.7% - - 53 0.9%
Total 107,475 100.0% 88,929 100.0% 11,552 100.0% 6,295 100.0% 347 100.0% 5,870 100.0%

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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