Life Expectancy in Pleural and Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Table 1

Demographics. All figures are column percentages unless noted otherwise.

Variable	Category	Pleural	Peritoneal
Sample size ()		10,258	1,229
Deaths (percentage)		9,418 (92%)	989 (83%)
Diagnosis year	1973–1989	17	24
	1990–1994	9	8
	1995–1999	11	10
	2000–2004	25	22
	2005–2009	27	27
	2010-2011	11	10
Age (years)	40–49	4	13
	50–59	13	24
	60–69	27	27
	70–79	36	28
	80+	20	1
Sex	Male	81	56
	Female	19	44
Race	White	92	92
	Other	8	8
Stage	Localized	16	5
	Regional	26	10
	Distant	37	41
	Missing	21	44
Histology	NOS/other	56	66
	Fibrous (9051)	10	2
	Epithelial (9052)	29	29
	Biphasic (9053)	6	3
Grade	1 or 2	3	9
	3 or 4	8	7
	Missing	89	83
Radiation	No	82	95
	Yes	16	4
	Missing	2	1
Cancer-directed surgery	No	70	55
	Yes	26	42
	Missing	3	3
Therapy combined	No radiation or surgery	61	52
	Radiation only	9	3
	Surgery only	20	40
	Radiation and surgery	7	3
	Missing	3	3