Table 1.
Cancer Incidence by Race and Ethnicity, New Jersey, 1990-1996
Age Adjusted Rates per 100,000 (US 1970 population)
| Cancer Sites | Hispanics | Non-Hispanic Whites | Blacks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counts | Male | Female | Counts | Male | Female | Counts | Male | Female | |
| All Sites | 13,338 | 380.7 | 278.1 | 246,275 | 516.7 | 392.0 | 29,698 | 609.4 | 354.4 |
| Buccal Cavity and Pharynx | 319 | 11.1 | 4.5 | 4,944 | 13.5 | 5.9 | 909 | 22.2 | 6.8 |
| Lip | 10 | 0.5 | - | 274 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 7 | - | - |
| Tongue | 82 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 1,174 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 185 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| Salivary Glands | 37 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 577 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 75 | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Floor of Mouth | 24 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 500 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 109 | 2.8 | 0.7 |
| Gum & Other Mouth | 48 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 876 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 147 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| Nasopharynx | 36 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 255 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 47 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Tonsil | 27 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 445 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 133 | 3.4 | 0.9 |
| Oropharynx | 9 | 0.3 | - | 175 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 50 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Hypopharynx | 28 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 458 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 111 | 3.1 | 0.7 |
| Other Buccal Cavity and Pharynx | 18 | 0.7 | - | 210 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 45 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Digestive System | 2,734 | 86.9 | 58.0 | 51,509 | 109.9 | 68.9 | 6,311 | 125.6 | 80.8 |
| Esophagus | 134 | 6.6 | 1.1 | 2,307 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 655 | 18.2 | 4.6 |
| Stomach | 440 | 15.8 | 7.6 | 4,710 | 11.6 | 5.0 | 809 | 17.9 | 9.2 |
| Small Intestine | 23 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 678 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 105 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 1,090 | 30.4 | 26.9 | 24,227 | 48.1 | 33.8 | 2,595 | 46.8 | 37.3 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid | 425 | 14.6 | 7.9 | 9,390 | 21.3 | 12.4 | 827 | 16.3 | 10.6 |
| Anus, Anal Canal, and Anorectum | 36 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 460 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 90 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Liver | 171 | 6.1 | 2.7 | 1,823 | 4.9 | 1.9 | 269 | 6.6 | 2.3 |
| Gallbladder | 66 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 754 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 88 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
| Other Biliary | 33 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 737 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 60 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Pancreas | 289 | 9.1 | 7.0 | 5,923 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 759 | 13.8 | 10.9 |
| Retroperitoneum | 14 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 237 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Peritoneum, Omentum, and Mesentery | 5 | - | - | 135 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other Digestive Organs | 8 | 0.3 | - | 128 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.6 | - |
| Respiratory System | 1,512 | 63.4 | 21.8 | 38,997 | 95.5 | 51.1 | 5,118 | 128.3 | 48.3 |
| Nasal Cavity, Middle Ear, & Accessory Sinuses | 37 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 354 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 53 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Larynx | 146 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 2,467 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 472 | 14.0 | 2.6 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 1,298 | 53.5 | 20.1 | 35,333 | 83.7 | 48.3 | 4,528 | 111.5 | 44.6 |
| Pleura | 19 | 1.1 | - | 721 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 42 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Trachea, Mediastinum & Other Respiratory Organs | 12 | 0.4 | - | 122 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Bones & Joints | 53 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 494 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 64 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 110 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1,424 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 231 | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal & Squamous) | 323 | 8.4 | 2.9 | 7,136 | 17.7 | 10.2 | 373 | 6.8 | 2.1 |
| Melanomas | 110 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 6,124 | 14.8 | 9.3 | 75 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Other non-Epithelial Skin | 213 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1,012 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 298 | 5.3 | 1.3 |
| Breast | 2,044 | 1.0 | 82.7 | 36,994 | 1.4 | 125.4 | 4,011 | 1.2 | 100.9 |
| Female Genital System | 1,216 | - | 46.7 | 16,099 | - | 56.1 | 2,072 | - | 51.4 |
| Cervix Uteri | 486 | - | 16.7 | 2,434 | - | 9.0 | 821 | - | 19.1 |
| Corpus Uteri | 338 | - | 14.6 | 7,013 | - | 24.5 | 553 | - | 14.7 |
| Uterus, NOS | 41 | - | 1.8 | 384 | - | 1.3 | 71 | - | 1.8 |
| Ovary | 295 | - | 11.3 | 5,300 | - | 18.4 | 487 | - | 12.3 |
| Vagina | 12 | - | 0.5 | 163 | - | 0.5 | 40 | - | 1.0 |
| Vulva | 31 | - | 1.4 | 620 | - | 1.8 | 65 | - | 1.6 |
| Other Female Genital System | 13 | - | 0.5 | 185 | - | 0.7 | 35 | - | 0.8 |
| Male Genital System | 1,808 | 118.5 | - | 38,368 | 155.0 | - | 5,389 | 221.6 | - |
| Prostate | 1,701 | 115.0 | - | 36,835 | 148.4 | - | 5,298 | 219.1 | - |
| Testis | 79 | 2.3 | - | 1,313 | 5.7 | - | 48 | 1.1 | - |
| Penis | 23 | 1.0 | - | 154 | 0.6 | - | 39 | 1.3 | - |
| Other Male Genital Organs | 5 | 0.2 | - | 66 | 0.3 | - | 4 | 0.1 | - |
| Urinary System | 719 | 29.2 | 10.7 | 16,892 | 47.9 | 16.1 | 1,221 | 30.2 | 11.7 |
| Bladder | 385 | 18.7 | 4.4 | 10,545 | 31.6 | 8.2 | 558 | 15.5 | 4.8 |
| Kidney & Renal Pelvis | 311 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 5,801 | 14.9 | 7.3 | 626 | 14.0 | 6.4 |
| Ureter | 12 | 0.6 | - | 406 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 13 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Other Urinary Organs | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 140 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Eye & Orbit | 22 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 536 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 31 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 286 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 3,439 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 318 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| Brain | 257 | 6.1 | 4.3 | 3,204 | 7.8 | 5.6 | 272 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| Other Nervous System | 29 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 235 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 46 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Endocrine System | 277 | 2.9 | 7.0 | 2,640 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 289 | 2.4 | 5.1 |
| Thyroid | 243 | 2.0 | 6.5 | 2,306 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 245 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| Other Endocrine (Including Thymus) | 34 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 334 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 44 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Lymphomas | 891 | 22.4 | 14.5 | 10,794 | 24.3 | 17.2 | 1,183 | 20.0 | 12.4 |
| Hodgkin's Disease | 167 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1,650 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 206 | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | 724 | 18.6 | 12.3 | 9,144 | 20.1 | 13.7 | 977 | 16.7 | 10.5 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 176 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 2,380 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 576 | 10.5 | 8.1 |
| Leukemias | 461 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 5,922 | 14.2 | 8.7 | 567 | 10.8 | 6.7 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemias | 192 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2,576 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 237 | 4.7 | 2.8 |
| Granulocytic (Myeloid) Leukemias | 220 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 2,373 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 241 | 4.2 | 3.0 |
| Monocytic Leukemias | 7 | 0.3 | - | 130 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Other Leukemias | 42 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 843 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 75 | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Ill-Defined and Unspecified Sites | 375 | 10.6 | 8.3 | 7,475 | 13.9 | 11.2 | 1,024 | 19.3 | 13.0 |