Colorectal Cancer in New Jersey


	Colorectal Cancer In New Jersey 1979-1997
Table 38 Proximal Colon Cancer Stage At Diagnosis White Females, New Jersey - 1979-1997*

YEAR	STAGE AT DIAGNOSIS
	TOTAL	*in situ*		LOCALIZED		REGIONAL		DISTANT		UNKNOWN
	Number	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1979	693	12	1.7	223	32.2	29	4.2	20	2.9	409	59.0
1980	653	6	0.9	215	32.9	64	9.8	21	3.2	347	53.1
1981	744	7	0.9	248	33.3	163	21.9	46	6.2	280	37.6
1982	751	20	2.7	249	33.2	173	23.0	54	7.2	255	34.0
1983	841	9	1.1	272	32.3	269	32.0	87	10.3	204	24.3
1984	855	25	2.9	243	28.4	363	42.5	132	15.4	92	10.8
1985	967	26	2.7	247	25.5	450	46.5	172	17.8	72	7.4
1986	966	26	2.7	279	28.9	461	47.7	155	16.0	45	4.7
1987	1026	29	2.8	296	28.8	480	46.8	156	15.2	65	6.3
1988	971	36	3.7	298	30.7	421	43.4	159	16.4	57	5.9
1989	1042	43	4.1	255	24.5	485	46.5	194	18.6	65	6.2
1990	1028	38	3.7	270	26.3	487	47.4	175	17.0	58	5.6
1991	968	47	4.9	263	27.2	450	46.5	149	15.4	59	6.1
1992	983	45	4.6	275	28.0	455	46.3	142	14.4	66	6.7
1993	1024	41	4.0	307	30.0	446	43.6	159	15.5	71	6.9
1994	1016	48	4.7	251	24.7	476	46.9	162	15.9	79	7.8
1995	1074	54	5.0	311	29.0	462	43.0	186	17.3	61	5.7
1996	1087	51	4.7	304	28.0	516	47.5	164	15.1	52	4.8
1997	1127	70	6.2	329	29.2	497	44.1	160	14.2	71	6.3
TOTAL	17816	633	3.6	5135	28.8	7147	40.1	2493	14.0	2408	13.5

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