Changes among US Cancer Survivors: Comparing Demographic, Diagnostic, and Health Care Findings from the 1992 and 2010 National Health Interview Surveys
Table 2
Cancer diagnosis characteristics of survivors, 1992 and 2010 NHIS.
Characteristic
1992 cancer survivors
2010 cancer survivors
P value
% of total (95% confidence interval)
% of total (95% confidence interval)
Total
1018
100.00
1718
100.00
How many types of cancer have you had
1
878
86.6 (83.9–88.9)
1542
89.4 (87.8–90.8)
0.05
2+
140
13.4 (11.1–16.1)
176
10.6 (9.2–12.2)
Site or cancer type
Breast
217
20.6 (17.7–23.8)
393
22.9 (20.7–25.2)
†
Cervical
123
11.3 (9.2–13.7)
154
8.8 (7.4–10.4)
Colorectal
104
10.2 (7.9–12.9)
140
8.0 (6.8–9.5)
Hematologic malignancies
*
*
103
6.4 (5.2–7.9)
Lung and other respiratory system
*
*
57
3.6 (2.7–4.7)
Other female genital system
159
14.6 (12.3–17.3)
123
7.3 (5.9–9.1)
Prostate
78
8.9 (7.0–11.4)
231
13.1 (11.7–14.7)
Skin (melanoma)
*
*
142
9.5 (8.1–11.1)
Urinary system
*
*
81
5.2 (4.0–6.6)
Other
175
16.6 (14.3–19.2)
254
15.3 (13.5–17.2)
Age at diagnosis of most recent cancer (years)
0–29
154
15.2 (12.8–17.9)
221
12.9 (11.3–14.7)
0.002
30–44
235
23.9 (21.2–26.9)
318
18.2 (16.3–20.2)
45–54
142
14.5 (12.2–17.2)
311
17.9 (16.0–19.8)
55–64
178
18.6 (15.7–21.8)
395
22.8 (20.7–25.0)
65+
288
27.8 (24.7–31.2)
458
28.3 (25.9–30.7)
Years since diagnosis of most recent cancer
<1
*
*
89
5.8 (4.6–7.2)
<0.001
1 to <5
388
40.8 (37.4–44.4)
479
29.8 (27.4–32.3)
5 to <10
220
21.7 (18.9–24.8)
350
21.8 (19.6–24.3)
10 to <15
127
12.2 (10.2–14.6)
267
16.8 (14.9–18.9)
15 to <20
94
9.18 (7.3–11.5)
132
8.2 (6.9–9.7)
20+
135
12.8 (10.6–15.3)
273
17.6 (15.5–19.9)
Suppressed if the denominator is <50 or the RSE is >30 percent. Differences between 1992 and 2010 data were tested using chi-square tests. †Statistical tests were not conducted where data were not reported consistently over time. Subtotals presented do not equal actual totals because respondents with missing data for a particular characteristic are not included in distribution counts for that characteristic.
