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Table 15.30

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2006-2010
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 104,627 98.9% 88,088 98.9% 10,682 98.8% 5,150 99.0% 350 97.8% 5,590 98.0%
Small cell (8041-8045) 15,338 14.5% 13,618 15.3% 1,280 11.8% 317 6.1% 77 21.5% 659 11.6%
Non-small celld 89,289 84.4% 74,470 83.6% 9,402 87.0% 4,833 92.9% 273 76.3% 4,931 86.4%
Squamous and transitional celle 17,870 16.9% 15,240 17.1% 2,029 18.8% 489 9.4% 72 20.1% 781 13.7%
Adenocarcinomaf 47,593 45.0% 39,246 44.1% 4,703 43.5% 3,357 64.5% 116 32.4% 2,821 49.5%
Large cell (8011-8015) 2,533 2.4% 2,098 2.4% 338 3.1% 79 1.5% - - 112 2.0%
Other non-small cellg 21,293 20.1% 17,886 20.1% 2,332 21.6% 908 17.4% 76 21.2% 1,217 21.3%
Sarcomah 193 0.2% 155 0.2% 22 0.2% - - - - 24 0.4%
Other specified typesi 76 0.1% 60 0.1% - - - - - - - -
Unspecified (8000-8005) 867 0.8% 723 0.8% 94 0.9% 41 0.8% - - 81 1.4%
Total 105,763 100.0% 89,026 100.0% 10,812 100.0% 5,204 100.0% 358 100.0% 5,704 100.0%

Footnotes:

Source: SEER 18 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, New Jersey and Georgia excluding ATL/RG). 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 Squamous and transitional cell includes histologies 8051-8052, 8070-8084, 8120-8131.

f Adenocarcinoma includes histologies 8050, 8140-8149, 8160-8162, 8190-8221, 8250-8263, 8270-8280, 8290-8337, 8350-8390, 8400-8560, 8570-8576, 8940-8941.

g Other non-small cell includes large cell carcinoma, NOS, other specified carcinomas, and unspecified carcinomas. Other non-small cell is defined as histologies 8010, 8020-8022, 8030-8040, 8046, 8090-8110, 8150-8156, 8170-8175, 8180, 8230-8231, 8240-8249, 8340-8347, 8561-8562, 8580-8671.

h Sarcoma includes histologies 8680-8713, 8800-8921, 8990-8991, 9040-9044, 9120-9136, 9150-9252, 9370-9373, 9540-9582.

i Other specific types includes melanomas and is defined as histologies 8720-8790, 8930-8936, 8950-8983, 9000-9030, 9060-9110, 9260-9365, 9380-9539.

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

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