2001 Oncology Report

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Statistical Review of 2001 Cancer Cases
at Sumter Regional Hospital

  According to American Cancer Society about 1,268,100 are expected to be diagnosed in 2001. Since 1990, approximately 15 million new cases have been diagnosed. These estimates do not include carcinoma in situ (non invasive cancer) of any site except urinary bladder, and do not include basal and squamous cell cancers. Over 1 million cases of basal and squamous cell skin cancer are expected to be diagnosed this year. In Georgia, they estimated 31,100 new cases for 2001.

  You can see that there were a large number of non-analytic cases entered (Figure 1). The Oncology Clinic opened in 1994, but the registry did not start until 1996. This resulted in a large number of class 4 cases (patient diagnosed & first course of therapy at the reporting facility prior to the reference date.)

  During 2001, the registry at Sumter Regional Hospital accessioned 146 cases (123 analytic and 23 non-analytic). Of the 146 newly diagnosed cases there were 87 females and 59 males (Figure 1). As one ages, the chances of developing cancer increases (Figure 2). The average age at diagnosis for females is 60-69 years old and 60-69 years old for males.

  The top five sites for 2001 at Sumter Regional Hospital were breast, prostate, lung, colon, and bladder as shown in (Figure 3).

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