The Role of Neighborhood Characteristics in Late Stage Melanoma Diagnosis among Hispanic Men in California, Texas, and Florida, 1996–2012

Table 1

Distribution of patient cases by summary stage, California, Texas, and Florida, 1996–2012.

Summary stage at diagnosis	California		Texas		Florida		Category
	Frequency	%	Frequency	%	Frequency	%
In situ	875	29.44	2123	42.35	1925	42.64	Early
Localized	1385	46.60	1804	35.99	1785	39.53
Regional by direct extension	76	2.56	67	1.34	53	1.17	Late
Regional by lymph nodes	195	6.56	142	2.83	141	3.12
Regional by direct extension and lymph nodes	47	1.58	36	0.72	28	0.62
Regional, NOS	26	0.87	6	0.12	11	0.24
Remote	225	7.57	189	3.77	153	3.39
Unknown or not specified	143	4.81	646	12.89	419	9.28