Line graph with 5 lines and 2 points per line.

x-axis title: Year
y-axis title: Percent of patients

X scale titled Scale label.
Y scale titled Scale label.
Data series 1, Ages 40-49 (Line).
Point 1, X=1998, Y=24.92183788, Ages 40-49, 1998 = 24.92.
Point 2, X=2002, Y=16.69502728, Ages 40-49, 2002 = 16.70.
Maximum at X=1998, Y=24.92183788 and minimum at X=2002, Y=16.69502728.
Data series 2, Ages 50-59 (Line).
Point 1, X=1998, Y=21.56636127, Ages 50-59, 1998 = 21.57.
Point 2, X=2002, Y=17.43859896, Ages 50-59, 2002 = 17.44.
Maximum at X=1998, Y=21.56636127 and minimum at X=2002, Y=17.43859896.
Data series 3, Ages 60-69 (Line).
Point 1, X=1998, Y=33.05540671, Ages 60-69, 1998 = 33.06.
Point 2, X=2002, Y=28.71146383, Ages 60-69, 2002 = 28.71.
Maximum at X=1998, Y=33.05540671 and minimum at X=2002, Y=28.71146383.
Data series 4, Ages 70-79 (Line).
Point 1, X=1998, Y=37.38659489, Ages 70-79, 1998 = 37.39.
Point 2, X=2002, Y=44.91894966, Ages 70-79, 2002 = 44.92.
Maximum at X=2002, Y=44.91894966 and minimum at X=1998, Y=37.38659489.
Data series 5, Ages 80+ (Line).
Point 1, X=1998, Y=47.70659905, Ages 80+, 1998 = 47.71.
Point 2, X=2002, Y=51.56543189, Ages 80+, 2002 = 51.57.
Maximum at X=2002, Y=51.56543189 and minimum at X=1998, Y=47.70659905.

Note: There are no intervening data points between 1998 and 2002, so the specific calendar years where changes occurred is not known.

Footnotes:
Source: SEER based Patterns of Care Studies, Applied Research Program, National Cancer Institute.
Data are age-adjusted based on the age distribution of prostate cancer patients from 2004-2006 in the SEER 17 areas (http://seer.cancer.gov/registries/terms.html) using age groups: 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+.

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