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Table 15.27

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2002-2006
Females 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 91,426 98.9% 78,026 98.9% 8,481 99.0% 4,299 99.0% 335 98.5% 4,446 98.5%
Small cell (8041-8045) 13,970 15.1% 12,546 15.9% 1,028 12.0% 288 6.6% 68 20.0% 531 11.8%
Non-small celld 77,456 83.8% 65,480 83.0% 7,453 87.0% 4,011 92.4% 267 78.5% 3,915 86.7%
Squamous and transitional cell (8051-8052,8070-8084, 8120-8131) 14,434 15.6% 12,332 15.6% 1,569 18.3% 424 9.8% 72 21.2% 600 13.3%
Adenocarcinoma (8050,8140-8149, 8160-8162,8190-8221, 8250-8263,8270-8280, 8290-8337,8350-8390, 8400-8560,8570-8576, 8940-8941) 37,706 40.8% 31,693 40.2% 3,292 38.4% 2,523 58.1% 92 27.1% 2,013 44.6%
Large cell (8011-8015) 3,016 3.3% 2,524 3.2% 351 4.1% 115 2.6% - - 134 3.0%
Other non-small celle 22,300 24.1% 18,931 24.0% 2,241 26.2% 949 21.9% 90 26.5% 1,168 25.9%
Sarcoma (8680-8713,8800-8921, 8990-8991,9040-9044, 9120-9136,9150-9252, 9370-9373,9540-9582) 141 0.2% 121 0.2% - - - - - - - -
Other specified typesf (8720-8790,8930-8936, 8950-8983,9000-9030, 9060-9110,9260-9365, 9380-9539) 71 0.1% 59 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8005) 785 0.8% 683 0.9% 64 0.7% 34 0.8% - - 49 1.1%
Total 92,423 100.0% 78,889 100.0% 8,566 100.0% 4,341 100.0% 340 100.0% 4,515 100.0%

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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