Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients with melanoma and number of deaths according to the time of death following diagnosis.

From: Causes of death among patients with cutaneous melanoma: a US population-based study

Stage

Group

Patients, No

Timing of deaths after diagnosis, No. (%)

All Years

 < 1 years

1 to < 5  years

5 to < 10  years

 ≥ 10  years

All

Stage

 Localized

194,075

41,859 (100)

3057 (7.3)

17,571 (42)

13,075 (31.2)

8156 (19.5)

 Regional

21,079

10,637 (100)

1697 (16)

6568 (61.7)

1732 (16.3)

640 (6)

 Distant

9470

7614 (100)

5043 (66.2)

2262 (29.7)

241 (3.2)

68 (0.9)

Localized

Age, years

 < 50

56,973

3108 (100)

100 (3.2)

1211 (39)

1060 (34.1)

737 (23.7)

 50–64

64,932

7804 (100)

344 (4.4)

2937 (37.6)

2505 (32.1)

2018 (25.9)

 > 64

72,170

30,947 (100)

2613 (8.4)

13,423 (43.4)

9510 (30.7)

5401 (17.5)

Sex

 Male

106,865

27,606 (100)

2062 (7.5)

11,892 (43.1)

8599 (31.1)

5053 (18.3)

 Female

87,210

14,253 (100)

995 (7)

5,679 (39.8)

4476 (31.4)

3103 (21.8)

Race

 White

191,940

41,353 (100)

3016 (7.3)

17,331 (41.9)

12,924 (31.3)

8,082 (19.5)

 Black

621

200 (100)

15 (7.5)

101 (50.5)

61 (30.5)

23 (11.5)

 API

1104

231 (100)

21 (9.1)

108 (46.8)

69 (29.9)

33 (14.3)

 AIAN

410

75 (100)

5 (6.7)

31 (41.3)

21 (28)

18 (24)

Primary site

 Face/ear

23,963

8302 (100)

728 (8.8)

3651 (44)

2536 (30.5)

1387 (16.7)

 Scalp and neck

14,049

4153 (100)

376 (9.1)

1942 (46.8)

1222 (29.4)

613 (14.8)

 Trunk

67,410

12,847 (100)

831 (6.5)

5207 (40.5)

4086 (31.8)

2723 (21.2)

 Upper limb and shoulder

51,911

11,084 (100)

766 (6.9)

4508 (40.7)

3554 (32.1)

2256 (20.4)

 Lower limb and hip

36,000

5276 (100)

330 (6.3)

2171 (41.1)

1627 (30.8)

1148 (21.8)

 Other Sites

742

197 (100)

26 (13.2)

92 (46.7)

50 (25.4)

29 (14.7)

Treatment

 Surgery

187,913

40,360 (100)

2730 (6.8)

16,900 (41.9)

12,722 (31.5)

8008 (19.8)

 Radiation

503

271 (100)

32 (11.8)

164 (60.5)

62 (22.9)

13 (4.8)

 Chemotherapy

608

358 (100)

66 (18.4)

205 (57.3)

63 (17.6)

24 (6.7)

Regional

Age, years

 < 50

5708

1881 (100)

200 (10.6)

1212 (64.4)

352 (18.7)

117 (6.2)

 50–64

6735

2926 (100)

387 (13.2)

1895 (64.8)

471 (16.1)

173 (5.9)

 > 64

8636

5830 (100)

1110 (19)

3461 (59.4)

909 (15.6)

350 (6)

Sex

      

 Male

13,188

7,039 (100)

1153 (16.4)

4409 (62.6)

1099 (15.6)

378 (5.4)

 Female

7891

3,598 (100)

544 (15.1)

2159 (60)

633 (17.6)

262 (7.3)

Race

 White

20,394

10,257 (100)

1651 (16.1)

6302 (61.4)

1683 (16.4)

621 (6.1)

 Black

264

165 (100)

22 (13.3)

116 (70.3)

18 (10.9)

9 (5.5)

 API

329

166 (100)

17 (10.2)

118 (71.1)

24 (14.5)

7 (4.2)

 AIAN

92

49 (100)

7 (14.3)

32 (65.3)

7 (14.3)

3 (6.1)

Primary site

 Face/ear

2158

1173 (100)

186 (15.9)

708 (60.4)

211 (18)

68 (5.8)

 Scalp and neck

2505

1460 (100)

236 (16.2)

934 (64)

210 (14.4)

80 (5.5)

 Trunk

6251

3116 (100)

496 (15.9)

1948 (62.5)

477 (15.3)

195 (6.3)

 Upper limb and shoulder

4125

2030 (100)

308 (15.2)

1227 (60.4)

367 (18.1)

128 (6.3)

 Lower limb and hip

4675

2215 (100)

282 (12.7)

1408 (63.6)

389 (17.6)

136 (6.1)

 Other sites

1365

643 (100)

189 (29.4)

343 (53.3)

78 (12.1)

33 (5.1)

Treatment

 Surgery

19,671

9957 (100)

1445 (14.5)

6227 (62.5)

1667 (16.7)

618 (6.2)

 Radiation

1650

951 (100)

194 (20.4)

597 (62.8)

121 (12.7)

39 (4.1)

 Chemotherapy

1676

1029 (100)

232 (22.5)

652 (63.4)

108 (10.5)

37 (3.6)

Distant

Age, years

 < 50

1868

1360 (100)

873 (64.2)

441 (32.4)

38 (2.8)

8 (0.6)

 50–64

3348

2587 (100)

1714 (66.3)

771 (29.8)

83 (3.2)

19 (0.7)

 > 64

4254

3667 (100)

2456 (67)

1050 (28.6)

120 (3.3)

41 (1.1)

Sex

 Male

6485

5276 (100)

3524 (66.8)

1544 (29.3)

155 (2.9)

53 (1)

 Female

2985

2338 (100)

1519 (65)

718 (30.7)

86 (3.7)

15 (0.6)

Race

 White

9118

7342 (100)

4881 (66.5)

2165 (29.5)

230 (3.1)

66 (0.9)

 Black

153

115 (100)

71 (61.7)

37 (32.2)

6 (5.2)

1 (0.9)

 API

174

138 (100)

85 (61.6)

50 (36.2)

3 (2.2)

0 (0)

 AIAN

25

19 (100)

6 (31.6)

10 (52.6)

2 (10.5)

1 (5.3)

Primary site

 Face/ear

9470

7614 (100)

5043 (66.2)

2262 (29.7)

241 (3.2)

68 (0.9)

 Scalp and neck

539

420 (100)

241 (57.4)

157 (37.4)

14 (3.3)

8 (1.9)

 Trunk

1393

1092 (100)

697 (63.8)

346 (31.7)

41 (3.8)

8 (0.7)

 Upper limb and shoulder

700

518 (100)

297 (57.3)

192 (37.1)

25 (4.8)

4 (0.8)

 Lower limb and hip

861

648 (100)

314 (48.5)

303 (46.8)

29 (4.5)

2 (0.3)

 Other sites

5543

4599 (100)

3329 (72.4)

1117 (24.3)

118 (2.6)

35 (0.8)

Treatment

 Surgery

3624

2716 (100)

1395 (51.4)

1145 (42.2)

129 (4.7)

47 (1.7)

 Radiation

2540

2184 (100)

1415 (64.8)

710 (32.5)

49 (2.2)

10 (0.5)

 Chemotherapy

3188

2762 (100)

2008 (72.7)

683 (24.7)

56 (2)

15 (0.5)