Table 2:

Cancer stage at diagnosis and site by location

VariableNo. (%) of patientsp value
On reserveOff reserve
Cancer stage
I202 (21.7)160 (26.9)0.02
II207 (22.3)133 (22.4)0.95
III176 (18.9)109 (18.4)0.8
IV216 (23.2)126 (21.2)0.4
Unknown129 (13.9)66 (11.1)0.1
Cancer site
Bladder≤ 58 (1.3)0.09
Breast99 (10.6)111 (18.7)< 0.001
Cervix19 (2.0)26 (4.4)0.009
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia≤ 5≤ 50.08
Colorectal153 (16.4)87 (14.6)0.3
Kidney96 (10.3)40 (6.7)0.02
Lung and bronchus131 (14.1)74 (12.5)0.4
Melanoma of the skin≤ 5≤ 5≤ 5
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma33 (3.5)32 (5.4)0.08
Ovary25 (2.7)7 (1.2)0.04
Pancreas19 (2.0)13 (2.2)0.8
Prostate100 (10.8)34 (5.7)< 0.001
Stomach18 (1.9)11 (1.8)0.9
Thyroid10 (1.1)10 (1.7)0.3
Uterus19 (2.0)19 (3.2)0.2
Other197 (21.2)113 (19.0)0.3