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Table 1.12
Median Age of Cancer Patients at Diagnosisa, 2011-2015
By Primary Cancer Site, Race and Sex
| Site | All Races | Whites | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | |
| All Sites | 66.0 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 65.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 |
| Oral Cavity & Pharynx: | 63.0 | 62.0 | 65.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 66.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 59.0 |
| Lip | 68.0 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 69.0 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 60.0 | 61.0 | - |
| Tongue | 63.0 | 62.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 65.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 59.0 |
| Salivary gland | 66.0 | 68.0 | 62.0 | 67.0 | 70.0 | 64.0 | 57.0 | 58.0 | 56.0 |
| Floor of mouth | 63.0 | 62.0 | 65.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 65.0 | 60.0 | 61.0 | 59.0 |
| Gum & other oral cavity | 68.0 | 66.0 | 71.0 | 69.0 | 67.0 | 73.0 | 62.0 | 61.0 | 63.0 |
| Nasopharynx | 57.0 | 57.0 | 56.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 59.0 | 55.0 | 56.0 | 53.0 |
| Tonsil | 59.0 | 59.0 | 62.0 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 62.0 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 59.0 |
| Oropharynx | 63.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 65.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 60.0 |
| Hypopharynx | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 67.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 |
| Other oral cavity & pharynx | 64.0 | 63.0 | 67.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 68.0 | 61.0 | 60.0 | 62.0 |
| Digestive System: | 67.0 | 66.0 | 69.0 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 70.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 65.0 |
| Esophagus | 68.0 | 67.0 | 71.0 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 72.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 65.0 |
| Stomach | 68.0 | 68.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 68.0 | 70.0 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 68.0 |
| Small intestine | 66.0 | 65.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 |
| Colon & Rectum: | 67.0 | 66.0 | 69.0 | 68.0 | 66.0 | 70.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 |
| Colon | 69.0 | 67.0 | 71.0 | 70.0 | 68.0 | 72.0 | 65.0 | 64.0 | 65.0 |
| Rectum | 63.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
| Anus, anal canal & anorectum | 62.0 | 59.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 61.0 | 63.0 | 56.0 | 52.0 | 60.0 |
| Liver & intrahepatic bile duct | 64.0 | 63.0 | 68.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 68.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 |
| Gallbladder | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 72.0 | 66.0 | 69.0 | 65.0 |
| Other biliary | 71.0 | 70.0 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 70.0 | 73.0 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 68.0 |
| Pancreas | 70.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 69.0 | 73.0 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 69.0 |
| Retroperitoneum | 62.0 | 63.0 | 61.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 59.0 |
| Peritoneum, omentum & mesentery | 68.0 | 65.5 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 66.0 | 68.0 | 64.0 | 59.5 | 64.0 |
| Other digestive system | 70.0 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 70.0 | 72.0 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 66.0 |
| Respiratory System: | 70.0 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 67.0 |
| Nose, nasal cavity & middle ear | 64.0 | 64.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 64.0 | 67.0 | 57.0 | 56.5 | 61.5 |
| Larynx | 65.0 | 65.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 |
| Lung & bronchus | 70.0 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 71.0 | 67.0 | 66.0 | 67.0 |
| Pleura | 74.0 | 77.0 | 72.0 | 77.0 | 79.0 | 73.0 | - | - | - |
| Trachea & other respiratory organs | 49.0 | 44.0 | 58.0 | 50.0 | 45.0 | 59.5 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 56.5 |
| Bones & joints | 42.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 44.0 | 46.0 | 33.0 | 30.5 | 35.0 |
| Soft tissue (including heart) | 60.0 | 61.0 | 59.0 | 61.0 | 62.0 | 60.0 | 53.0 | 52.0 | 54.0 |
| Skin (excl. basal & squamous): | 65.0 | 67.0 | 60.0 | 65.0 | 67.0 | 61.0 | 58.0 | 58.0 | 59.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 64.0 | 66.0 | 60.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 60.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.5 |
| Other non-epithelial skin | 71.0 | 72.0 | 70.0 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 72.0 | 53.0 | 50.0 | 54.0 |
| Breast | 62.0 | 68.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 | 68.0 | 63.0 | 59.0 | 64.0 | 59.0 |
| Breast (in situ) | 59.0 | 61.0 | 59.0 | 60.0 | 61.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 61.5 | 60.0 |
| Female Genital System: | 61.0 | - | 61.0 | 62.0 | - | 62.0 | 61.0 | - | 61.0 |
| Cervix uteri | 50.0 | - | 50.0 | 49.0 | - | 49.0 | 52.0 | - | 52.0 |
| Corpus uteri | 62.0 | - | 62.0 | 63.0 | - | 63.0 | 63.0 | - | 63.0 |
| Uterus, NOS | 65.0 | - | 65.0 | 66.0 | - | 66.0 | 64.0 | - | 64.0 |
| Ovaryb | 63.0 | - | 63.0 | 64.0 | - | 64.0 | 61.0 | - | 61.0 |
| Vagina | 67.0 | - | 67.0 | 67.0 | - | 67.0 | 65.0 | - | 65.0 |
| Vulva | 68.0 | - | 68.0 | 69.0 | - | 69.0 | 59.0 | - | 59.0 |
| Other female genital system | 65.0 | - | 65.0 | 66.0 | - | 66.0 | 60.0 | - | 60.0 |
| Male Genital System: | 66.0 | 66.0 | - | 66.0 | 66.0 | - | 63.0 | 63.0 | - |
| Prostate | 66.0 | 66.0 | - | 66.0 | 66.0 | - | 64.0 | 64.0 | - |
| Testis | 33.0 | 33.0 | - | 33.0 | 33.0 | - | 36.0 | 36.0 | - |
| Penis | 68.0 | 68.0 | - | 69.0 | 69.0 | - | 65.0 | 65.0 | - |
| Other male genital system | 67.0 | 67.0 | - | 67.0 | 67.0 | - | 57.0 | 57.0 | - |
| Urinary System: | 69.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 69.0 | 64.0 | 64.0 | 65.0 |
| Urinary bladder | 72.0 | 72.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 73.0 | 70.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 |
| Kidney & renal pelvis | 64.0 | 64.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 64.0 | 65.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 | 63.0 |
| Ureter | 75.0 | 74.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.0 | 76.0 | 70.0 | 69.5 | 72.0 |
| Other urinary system | 74.0 | 74.0 | 73.0 | 74.0 | 75.0 | 74.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 65.0 |
| Eye & Orbit | 62.0 | 62.0 | 61.0 | 62.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 34.0 | 42.0 | 11.0 |
| Brain & Nervous System: | 58.0 | 58.0 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 60.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 | 52.0 |
| Brain | 59.0 | 58.0 | 59.0 | 60.0 | 59.0 | 60.0 | 52.0 | 53.0 | 52.0 |
| Cranial nerves & other nervous system | 46.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 46.0 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 45.0 | 51.0 |
| Endocrine System: | 51.0 | 55.0 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 55.0 | 51.0 |
| Thyroid | 51.0 | 55.0 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 50.0 | 52.0 | 56.0 | 51.0 |
| Other endocrine & thymus | 55.0 | 54.0 | 57.0 | 56.0 | 54.0 | 58.0 | 51.0 | 49.0 | 54.0 |
| Lymphoma: | 65.0 | 64.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 67.0 | 57.0 | 55.0 | 59.0 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 39.0 | 41.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 37.0 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 67.0 | 66.0 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 69.0 | 59.0 | 58.0 | 61.0 |
| Myeloma | 69.0 | 68.0 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 66.0 |
| Leukemia: | 66.0 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 68.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 |
| Lymphocytic: | 65.0 | 65.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 67.0 | 63.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 |
| Acute lymphocytic | 15.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 15.0 | 19.0 |
| Chronic lymphocytic | 70.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 70.0 | 69.0 | 72.0 | 67.0 | 66.5 | 68.0 |
| Other lymphocytic | 63.0 | 61.0 | 65.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 67.0 | 61.5 | 59.0 | 66.0 |
| Myeloid & Monocytic: | 67.0 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 68.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
| Acute myeloid | 68.0 | 68.0 | 67.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 68.0 | 62.0 | 62.0 | 61.0 |
| Chronic myeloid | 65.0 | 65.0 | 65.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 57.0 | 56.0 | 58.0 |
| Acute monocytic | 67.0 | 68.0 | 65.5 | 67.0 | 67.0 | 66.0 | 64.0 | 64.5 | 62.0 |
| Other myeloid & monocytic | 70.0 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 71.0 | 70.5 | 71.0 | 62.5 | 60.0 | 63.0 |
| Other leukemia: | 74.0 | 71.0 | 77.0 | 76.0 | 73.0 | 78.0 | 64.0 | 63.0 | 64.5 |
| Other acute leukemia | 73.0 | 69.0 | 77.0 | 74.0 | 69.0 | 77.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 | 66.0 |
| Aleukemic, subleukemic & NOS | 75.0 | 73.0 | 77.0 | 77.0 | 76.0 | 80.0 | 63.0 | 62.0 | 64.0 |
| Kaposi Sarcoma | 47.0 | 45.0 | 77.0 | 51.0 | 49.0 | 80.0 | 35.0 | 34.0 | 43.0 |
| Mesothelioma | 74.0 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 74.0 | 75.0 | 72.0 | 68.5 | 70.0 | 66.0 |
| Ill-defined & unspecified | 73.0 | 71.0 | 75.0 | 73.0 | 71.0 | 76.0 | 68.0 | 66.0 | 70.0 |
Footnotes:
a 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).
b Ovary excludes borderline cases or histologies 8442, 8451, 8462, 8472, and 8473.
- Statistic could not be calculated. Less than 16 cases were diagnosed during the time interval.
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