Description of graphic titled: Number of Individuals in MHOS (1998-2017), All Ages

This graphic shows several boxes, each representing a certain category of patients in the MHOS file. Boxes that are higher on the chart have lines and arrows pointing from them to boxes that are lower, which are their subcategories. The categories are as follows, with subcategories being represented as nested lists.

• Completed One or More MHOS Survey(s) (n=1,107,584).
  • Linked to SEER (n=291,303).
    • One MHOS Survey ² (n=150,249).
      • Survey Before Cancer (n=69,251).
      • Survey Between Cancers (n=9,471).
      • Survey After Cancer (n=69,092).
    • Two or More MHOS Surveys³ (n=141,054).
      • All Surveys Before Cancer (n=51,004).
      • Survey Before and After Cancer (n=30,733).
      • All Surveys After Cancer (n=57,154).
  • Not Linked to SEER¹ (n=816,281).
    • All in SEER Area⁴ (n=809,545).
    • Not all in SEER Area⁵ (n=6,736).

Footnotes

¹Only those who were not found in SEER, had at least one survey in a SEER area, and did not answer Yes to the question “Has a doctor ever told you that you had any cancer (other than skin cancer)?” on any survey were included.

²Cancer status could not be determined for 69 patients. 2,366 patients with non-malignant tumors and no other malignancies are not considered as cancer patients.

³Patients with non-malignant tumors and no other malignancies are not considered as cancer patients (n=2,163).

⁴Includes 5,906 respondents who did not answer the question “Has a doctor ever told you that you had any cancer (other than skin cancer)?” on any survey.

⁵Includes 1 respondent who did not answer the question “Has a doctor ever told you that you had any cancer (other than skin cancer)?” on any survey.