Table 1

The proportional breakdown of non-small cell lung cancer patients hospitalised within 12 months of diagnosis by distance from the NASH by their hospital of treatment and whether they had major surgery by stage category, New South Wales, 2000–2008

Distance from the NASH by stage at diagnosis	Hospital of treatment					Had surgical resection
	Specialist		General		Total	Specialist		General		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	n	%	n	%	n
Localised stage
0–39 km	1757	85.2	306	14.8	2063	1225	69.7	63	20.6	1288
40–99 km	263	63.2	153	36.8	416	241	91.6	13	8.5	254
100+	371	48.8	390	51.2	761	351	94.6	25	6.4	376
Regional stage
0–39 km	1244	84.7	224	15.3	1468	836	67.2	46	20.5	882
40–99 km	208	64.0	117	36.0	325	191	91.8	5	4.3	196
100+	293	45.6	349	54.4	642	267	91.1	10	2.9	277
Distant stage
0–39 km	1539	70.5	644	29.5	2183	166	10.8	7	1.1	173
40–99 km	85	19.5	351	80.5	436	24	28.2	0	0	24
100+	131	14.2	790	85.8	921	46	35.1	1	0.1	47
	5891	63.9	3324	36.1	9215	3347	95.2	170	5.1	3517