From: Causes of death following small cell lung cancer diagnosis: a population-based analysis
Characteristic | Diagnosed cases, n | Deaths, n | Mean age at death, y | Deaths by time after diagnosis, n (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 1 y | 1–3 y | > 3 y | ||||
All patients | 44,506 | 42,476 | 66.75 | 29,536 (69.5) | 11,040 (26.0) | 1900 (4.5) |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 22,521 | 21,606 | 66.36 | 15,662 (72.5) | 5173 (23.9) | 771 (3.6) |
Female | 21,985 | 20,870 | 67.14 | 13,874 (66.5) | 5867 (28.1) | 1129 (5.4) |
Age at diagnosis, y | ||||||
< 60 | 11,389 | 10,566 | 53.41 | 6434 (60.9) | 3558 (33.7) | 574 (5.4) |
60–69 | 15,496 | 14,731 | 64.66 | 9873 (67.0) | 4129 (28.0) | 729 (4.9) |
≥ 70 | 17,621 | 17,179 | 76.74 | 13,229 (77.0) | 3353 (19.5) | 597 (3.5) |
Race | ||||||
White | 38,373 | 36,684 | 66.85 | 25,603 (69.8) | 9458 (25.8) | 1623 (4.4) |
Black | 4512 | 4306 | 65.01 | 2920 (67.8) | 1180 (27.4) | 206 (4.8) |
Other | 1621 | 1486 | 69.37 | 1013 (68.2) | 402 (27.1) | 71 (4.8) |
Cancer stage | ||||||
I–III | 15,591 | 14,180 | 6721 | 7574 (53.4) | 5176 (36.5) | 1430 (10.1) |
IV | 28,915 | 28,296 | 6652 | 21,962 (77.6) | 5864 (20.7) | 470 (1.7) |
Treatment | ||||||
Surgery | 1114 | 877 | 6620 | 339 (38.7) | 386 (44.0) | 152 (17.3) |
Radiotherapy | 20,498 | 19,028 | 6454 | 10,586 (55.6) | 6957 (36.6) | 1485 (7.8) |
Chemotherapy | 31,154 | 29,408 | 6507 | 17,711 (60.2) | 9979 (33.9) | 1718 (5.8) |