Table 1 Characteristics of patients diagnosed with cancer
From: Phase-specific and lifetime costs of cancer care in Ontario, Canada
Characteristic | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Overall sample | 394,092 | 100.0 |
Type of cancer | ||
Breast (female) | 68,147 | 17.3 |
Prostate | 67,539 | 17.1 |
Colorectal | 56,635 | 14.4 |
Lung | 41,378 | 10.5 |
Melanoma | 16,892 | 4.3 |
Head and neck | 12,291 | 3.1 |
Corpus uteri | 12,109 | 3.1 |
Bladder | 12,048 | 3.1 |
Thyroid | 11,339 | 2.9 |
Lymphoma | 10,246 | 2.6 |
Renal | 9861 | 2.5 |
Leukemia | 7897 | 2.0 |
Gastric | 7889 | 2.0 |
Ovary | 6999 | 1.8 |
Pancreas | 6231 | 1.6 |
Brain | 5358 | 1.4 |
Cervix | 4753 | 1.2 |
Esophagus | 4261 | 1.1 |
Myeloma | 4214 | 1.1 |
Testis | 3015 | 0.8 |
Liver | 2580 | 0.7 |
Other tumours | 22,410 | 5.7 |
Age in years at diagnosis | ||
Mean (SD) | 63.4 (13.9) | -- |
Median (IQR) | 65 (54–74) | -- |
Sex | ||
Male | 201,050 | 51.0 |
Female | 193,042 | 49.0 |
Neighbourhood income quintile | ||
1 – Low | 74,465 | 18.9 |
2 – Medium-low | 80,541 | 20.4 |
3 – Medium | 78044 | 19.8 |
4 – Medium-High | 78,250 | 19.9 |
5 - High | 82,792 | 21.0 |
Urban/rural residence | ||
Urban | 336,275 | 85.3 |
Rural | 57,817 | 14.7 |
Residence in long-term care facility | 3972 | 1.0 |
Collapsed Ambulatory Diagnostic Group | ||
Acute Minor | 39,667 | 10.1 |
Acute Major | 124,683 | 31.6 |
Likely to recur | 58,043 | 14.7 |
Asthma | 2327 | 0.6 |
Chronic, unstable | 217,622 | 55.2 |
Chronic, stable | 75,512 | 19.2 |
Specialty, unstable | 6304 | 1.6 |
Specialty, stable | 2488 | 0.6 |
Eye, dental | 9576 | 2.4 |
Psychosocial | 12,616 | 3.2 |
Prevention | 39,324 | 1.0 |
Pregnancy | 1237 | 0.3 |
Year of diagnosis | ||
1997 | 30,839 | 7.8 |
1998 | 31,230 | 7.9 |
1999 | 32,437 | 8.2 |
2000 | 33,792 | 8.6 |
2001 | 35,222 | 8.9 |
2002 | 35,911 | 9.1 |
2003 | 35,724 | 9.1 |
2004 | 37,848 | 9.6 |
2005 | 39,423 | 10.0 |
2006 | 40,374 | 10.2 |
2007 | 41,292 | 10.5 |