Colorectal Cancer In New Jersey 1979-1997
Table 26 Colorectal Cancer Stage At Diagnosis By Year White Females, 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	2507	54	2.2	783	31.2	79	3.2	64	2.6	1527	60.9
1980	2488	55	2.2	801	32.2	172	6.9	95	3.8	1365	54.9
1981	2639	65	2.5	819	31.0	425	16.1	164	6.2	1166	44.2
1982	2530	101	4.0	797	31.5	479	18.9	205	8.1	948	37.5
1983	2628	86	3.3	892	33.9	632	24.0	305	11.6	713	27.1
1984	2647	123	4.6	800	30.2	858	32.4	430	16.2	436	16.5
1985	2795	155	5.5	800	28.6	1008	36.1	480	17.2	352	12.6
1986	2699	147	5.4	824	30.5	970	35.9	437	16.2	321	11.9
1987	2736	149	5.4	831	30.4	1009	36.9	449	16.4	298	10.9
1988	2747	147	5.4	854	31.1	952	34.7	463	16.9	331	12.0
1989	2818	196	7.0	802	28.5	1012	35.9	461	16.4	347	12.3
1990	2755	188	6.8	793	28.8	1002	36.4	445	16.2	327	11.9
1991	2726	179	6.6	775	28.4	1009	37.0	415	15.2	348	12.8
1992	2628	179	6.8	759	28.9	975	37.1	374	14.2	341	13.0
1993	2586	166	6.4	772	29.9	929	35.9	377	14.6	342	13.2
1994	2554	198	7.8	683	26.7	912	35.7	390	15.3	371	14.5
1995	2533	191	7.5	764	30.2	889	35.1	412	16.3	277	10.9
1996	2553	169	6.6	771	30.2	976	38.2	364	14.3	273	10.7
1997	2582	208	8.1	775	30.0	989	38.3	375	14.5	235	9.1
TOTAL	50151	2756	5.5	15095	30.1	15277	30.5	6705	13.4	10318	20.6

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