Epidemiology of Adult Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Germany

Table 7

Estimated incidence of advanced soft-tissue sarcoma in all of Germany in 2012.

Age (years)	German population	Estimated incidence rates of advanced STS^a	Estimated number of cases of advanced STS
Male
18–44	13,536,337	0.52	70
45–54	6,819,506	1.25	86
55–64	5,173,613	2.17	112
65–74	4,120,977	5.50	227
75+	3,029,828	8.57	260
Female
18–44	13,199,959	0.46	60
45–54	6,688,226	1.27	85
55–64	5,359,480	3.47	186
65–74	4,628,276	3.85	178
75+	4,911,994	6.46	317
Total	67,468,196	2.31	1,581

^aThese are the cancer-specificmortality rates for patients with a diagnosis of STS; STS: soft-tissue sarcoma. Rates are per 100,000 inhabitants.