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Table 20.10
Cancer of the Oral Cavity and Pharynx (Invasive)
5-Year Relative and Period Survival by Race, Sex, Diagnosis Year, Age and Stage at Diagnosis
5-Year Relative Survival (Percent) by Year of Diagnosis
| Year of Diagnosis |
All Races | Whites | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | |
| 1960-1963a | - | - | - | 45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970-1973a | - | - | - | 43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975-1977b | 52.5 | 51.6 | 54.8 | 54.1 | 53.8 | 54.7 | 36.0 | 29.7 | 49.0 |
| 1978-1980b | 53.3 | 51.8 | 56.5 | 55.4 | 54.5 | 57.4 | 34.9 | 29.8 | 45.8 |
| 1981-1983b | 51.7 | 50.1 | 55.1 | 54.0 | 52.8 | 56.5 | 30.9 | 25.4 | 45.6 |
| 1984-1986b | 54.1 | 51.7 | 59.0 | 56.3 | 54.8 | 59.4 | 35.0 | 29.5 | 49.1 |
| 1987-1989b | 53.6 | 51.0 | 58.8 | 56.0 | 54.1 | 59.8 | 34.0 | 30.0 | 44.0 |
| 1990-1992b | 55.4 | 53.2 | 60.1 | 57.9 | 56.4 | 61.0 | 33.1 | 28.4 | 46.0 |
| 1993-1995b | 57.7 | 56.2 | 60.6 | 60.1 | 59.4 | 61.3 | 38.0 | 33.1 | 50.5 |
| 1996-1998b | 57.8 | 56.2 | 61.0 | 59.9 | 59.1 | 61.4 | 36.4 | 31.3 | 49.5 |
| 1999-2001b | 60.3 | 59.2 | 62.5 | 62.2 | 62.0 | 62.7 | 44.6 | 39.6 | 57.1 |
| 2002-2004b | 63.9 | 63.1 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 65.7 | 48.2 | 42.8 | 58.8 |
| 2005-2008b | 65.5 | 65.1 | 66.5 | 67.4 | 67.2 | 67.9 | 43.0 | 40.7 | 48.0 |
| 2009-2015b | 68.4f | 67.6f | 70.4f | 70.3f | 69.9f | 71.4f | 50.9f | 49.2f | 54.4 |
5-Year Period Survival (Percent)cd
| Year | All Races | Whites | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | |
| 2015 | 65.8 | 65.2 | 67.4 | 67.2 | 66.8 | 68.2 | 49.3 | 48.3 | 51.5 |
Stage Distribution (%) 2009-2015ce, Case Counts and Percentages
| Stage at Diagnosis |
All Races | Whites | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | |
| Number of cases | 57,854 | 41,585 | 16,269 | 47,354 | 34,485 | 12,869 | 5,169 | 3,580 | 1,589 |
| Percent | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Localized | 29 | 24 | 41 | 30 | 25 | 43 | 19 | 14 | 29 |
| Regional | 47 | 51 | 37 | 48 | 52 | 38 | 48 | 51 | 40 |
| Distant | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 27 |
| Unstaged/Unknown | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
5-Year Relative Survival (Percent) 2009-2015c by Age at Diagnosis
| Age at Diagnosis |
All Races | Whites | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | |
| Ages <45 | 79.8 | 77.3 | 83.9 | 81.1 | 78.8 | 84.9 | 70.9 | 67.1 | 75.7 |
| Ages 45-54 | 70.2 | 69.7 | 71.8 | 72.8 | 72.5 | 74.0 | 50.0 | 49.3 | 52.0 |
| Ages 55-64 | 66.6 | 65.6 | 70.3 | 68.6 | 67.5 | 72.6 | 46.5 | 45.9 | 48.3 |
| Ages 65-74 | 62.4 | 60.8 | 66.5 | 63.9 | 62.6 | 67.3 | 43.1 | 40.0 | 49.8 |
| Ages 75+ | 51.2 | 51.1 | 51.2 | 52.1 | 52.5 | 51.2 | 32.7 | 30.1 | 35.0 |
| Ages <65 | 69.7 | 68.4 | 73.8 | 71.6 | 70.4 | 75.5 | 51.4 | 49.7 | 55.7 |
| Ages 65+ | 57.9 | 57.5 | 58.6 | 59.0 | 59.0 | 58.9 | 40.1 | 37.8 | 43.5 |
5-Year Relative Survival (Percent) 2009-2015c by Stage at Diagnosise
| Stage at Diagnosis |
All Races | Whites | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | Both Sexes | Males | Females | |
| All Stages | 65.3 | 64.6 | 67.1 | 66.7 | 66.4 | 67.7 | 48.4 | 46.7 | 52.0 |
| Localized | 84.4 | 83.2 | 86.3 | 84.5 | 83.6 | 85.8 | 78.1 | 73.8 | 82.7 |
| Regional | 66.0 | 67.2 | 61.7 | 67.4 | 68.8 | 62.1 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 48.2 |
| Distant | 39.1 | 39.9 | 36.6 | 40.2 | 41.2 | 36.5 | 28.3 | 29.0 | 26.5 |
| Unstaged/Unknown | 50.9 | 51.1 | 50.3 | 48.3 | 48.7 | 47.5 | 40.2 | 45.3g | 32.2g |
Footnotes:
a Based on End Results data from a series of hospital registries and one population-based registry.
b SEER 9 areas (San Francisco, Connecticut, Detroit, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, Seattle, Utah, Atlanta). Based on follow-up of patients into 2016. Expected survival rates are derived from the U.S. Annual Life Tables.
c 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). Expected survival rates are derived from life tables by socio-economic status, geography and race developed by the SEER program. Based on follow-up of patients into 2016.
d Period survival provides a 2015 estimate of survival by piecing together the most recent conditional survival estimates from several cohorts. It is computed here using three year calendar blocks (2010-2012: 0-1 year survival), (2009-2011: 1-2 year survival), (2008-2010: 2-3 year survival), (2007-2009: 3-4 year survival), (2006-2008: 4-5 years survival).
e Stage at diagnosis is classified using SEER Summary Stage 2000. Stage distribution percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
f The difference between 1975-1977 and 2009-2015 is statistically significant (p<.05).
g The standard error is between 5 and 10 percentage points.
h The standard error is greater than 10 percentage points.
- Statistic could not be calculated due to fewer than 25 cases during the time period.
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