Colorectal Cancer in New Jersey


	Colorectal Cancer In New Jersey 1979-1997
Table 24 Colorectal Cancer Stage At Diagnosis By Year, New Jersey - 1979-1997*

YEAR	Total	STAGE AT DIAGNOSIS
		*in situ*		LOCALIZED		REGIONAL		DISTANT		UNKNOWN
		Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1979	5316	126	2.4	1648	31.0	194	3.6	142	2.7	3206	60.3
1980	5429	132	2.4	1760	32.4	383	7.1	229	4.2	2925	53.9
1981	5569	167	3.0	1725	31.0	905	16.3	362	6.5	2410	43.3
1982	5478	214	3.9	1786	32.6	1008	18.4	476	8.7	1994	36.4
1983	5697	208	3.7	1880	33.0	1411	24.8	696	12.2	1502	26.4
1984	5733	287	5.0	1689	29.5	1889	32.9	947	16.5	921	16.1
1985	6152	393	6.4	1822	29.6	2143	34.8	1073	17.4	721	11.7
1986	6043	381	6.3	1891	31.3	2111	34.9	980	16.2	680	11.3
1987	6083	363	6.0	1866	30.7	2191	36.0	1022	16.8	641	10.5
1988	6135	383	6.2	1941	31.6	2082	33.9	1062	17.3	667	10.9
1989	6089	458	7.5	1806	29.7	2150	35.3	994	16.3	681	11.2
1990	6114	456	7.5	1825	29.8	2192	35.9	971	15.9	670	11.0
1991	6033	442	7.3	1753	29.1	2187	36.3	965	16.0	686	11.4
1992	5894	447	7.6	1729	29.3	2123	36.0	914	15.5	681	11.6
1993	5731	424	7.4	1705	29.8	2009	35.1	907	15.8	686	12.0
1994	5657	474	8.4	1512	26.7	2016	35.6	895	15.8	760	13.4
1995	5693	476	8.4	1670	29.3	1985	34.9	951	16.7	611	10.7
1996	5743	466	8.1	1747	30.4	2076	36.1	870	15.1	584	10.2
1997	5789	517	8.9	1762	30.4	2157	37.3	864	14.9	489	8.4
TOTAL	110378	6814	6.2	33517	30.4	33212	30.1	15320	13.9	21515	19.5

*Includes invasive and in situ colorectal cancer cases. Source: New Jersey State Cancer Registry.
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