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Table 15.28

Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus (Invasive)

Percent Distribution and Counts by Histology among Histologically Confirmed Cases, 2007-2011
Both Sexes by Race
Histologya All Races White Black Asian/
Pacific Islander
American Indian
/Alaska Nativeb
Hispanicc
Rate Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent
Carcinoma 53.1 226,636 99.7% 187,403 99.7% 25,035 99.7% 12,606 99.7% 750 99.1% 12,439 99.4%
Small cell (8002,8041-8045) 7.0 30,407 13.4% 26,559 14.1% 2,640 10.5% 997 7.9% 136 18.0% 1,441 11.5%
Non-small cell 44.3 188,975 83.2% 155,008 82.5% 21,484 85.6% 11,158 88.3% 589 77.8% 10,463 83.6%
Squamous and transitional celld 11.9 50,017 22.0% 41,875 22.3% 5,847 23.3% 1,939 15.3% 183 24.2% 2,322 18.6%
Adenocarcinomae 22.0 94,257 41.5% 76,348 40.6% 10,283 41.0% 7,024 55.6% 225 29.7% 5,512 44.1%
Large cellf 1.2 5,261 2.3% 4,289 2.3% 717 2.9% 222 1.8% 17 2.2% 248 2.0%
Non-small cell carcinomag 6.7 28,578 12.6% 23,140 12.3% 3,659 14.6% 1,523 12.1% 135 17.8% 1,574 12.6%
Other specified carcinomash 2.5 10,862 4.8% 9,356 5.0% 978 3.9% 450 3.6% 29 3.8% 807 6.5%
Carcinoma, NOSi 1.7 7,254 3.2% 5,836 3.1% 911 3.6% 451 3.6% 25 3.3% 535 4.3%
j 0.1 422 0.2% 338 0.2% 48 0.2% 25 0.2% - - 50 0.4%
k 0.0 184 0.1% 151 0.1% 25 0.1% - - - - 22 0.2%
Total 53.2 227,242 100.0% 187,892 100.0% 25,108 100.0% 12,639 100.0% 757 100.0% 12,511 100.0%

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 Squamous and transitional cell includes histologies 8051-8052, 8070-8076, 8078, 8083-8084, 8090, 8094, 8120, 8123.

e Adenocarcinoma includes histologies 8015, 8050, 8140-8141, 8143-8145, 8147, 8190, 8201, 8211, 8250-8255, 8260, 8290, 8310, 8320, 8323, 8333, 8401, 8440, 8470-8471, 8480-8481, 8490, 8503, 8507, 8550, 8570-8572, 8574, 8576.

f Large cell includes histologies 8012-8014, 8021, 8034, 8082.

g Non-small cell carcinoma includes histology 8046.

h Other specified carcinomas includes histologies 8003-8004, 8022, 8030, 8031-8033, 8035, 8200, 8240-8241, 8243-8246, 8249, 8430, 8525, 8560, 8562, 8575.

i Carcinoma, NOS includes histologies 8000-8001, 8010-8011, 8020, 8230.

j Sarcoma includes histologies 8680, 8711, 8800-8805, 8810-8811, 8815, 8824, 8830, 8840, 8852, 8855, 8890-8891, 8894-8895, 8900-8902, 8910, 8920-8921, 8940, 8990, 9040-9041, 9043, 9120, 9130, 9133, 9150, 9180, 9220, 9231, 9240, 9251, 9473, 9540, 9560, 9580.

k Other specific types includes melanomas and is defined as histologies 8580, 8650, 8720-8790, 8933, 8963, 8972-8973, 8980-8982, 9064-9065, 9070, 9080, 9084-9085, 9100, 9260, 9364, 9503, 9530.

Note: For this analysis, the following histolgies were classified as metastases of another primary site and not included: 8005, 8130, 8146, 8170, 8231, 8247, 8263, 8312, 8340-8341, 8350, 8441, 8460, 8500-8501, 8524, 8530, 8551, 8581, 8585, 8710, 8772, 8806, 8850, 8854, 8896, 8935, 9015, 9042, 9071, 9101, 9181, 9370, 9500, 9561, 9581

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

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