Cancer Incidence and
Mortality in New Jersey
1994 -1998
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Cancer Incidence and
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Age-adjusted Incidence Rates for Specific Sites, Males (all races combined)
| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 Prelim. |
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| All Sites | 109,645 | 511.9 | 512.6 | 514.8 | 517.2 | 509.7 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 2,967 | 13.6 | 14.8 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 13.9 |
| Lip | 170 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Tongue | 726 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| Salivary Gland | 291 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Floor of Mouth | 282 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 436 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Nasopharynx | 181 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Tonsil | 331 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| Oropharynx | 123 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Hypopharynx | 294 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Digestive System | 22,588 | 104.3 | 104.2 | 103.9 | 105.1 | 106.9 |
| Esophagus | 1,599 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Stomach | 2,581 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.0 |
| Small Intestine | 297 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Colon and Rectum | 13,537 | 62.4 | 62.3 | 63.1 | 62.9 | 63.0 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 9,458 | 43.8 | 43.7 | 42.9 | 44.0 | 43.7 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 4,079 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 20.1 | 18.9 | 19.3 |
| Anus | 185 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 1,304 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 6.7 |
| Liver | 1,106 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.8 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 198 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Gallbladder | 205 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Pancreas | 2,370 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.1 |
| Respiratory System | 19,147 | 91.5 | 91.0 | 90.3 | 88.4 | 88.3 |
| Larynx | 1,636 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.2 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 16,777 | 80.3 | 78.9 | 78.9 | 77.5 | 78.0 |
| Bones and Joints | 230 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 742 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 3,930 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 18.2 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 3,284 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 15.9 |
| Breast | 286 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Male Genital System | 34,302 | 160.5 | 157.6 | 162.4 | 169.8 | 156.2 |
| Prostate | 33,038 | 154.6 | 152.5 | 157.3 | 164.4 | 150.5 |
| Testis | 1,065 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| Penis | 147 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Urinary System | 10,914 | 49.3 | 53.1 | 50.3 | 49.6 | 51.5 |
| Urinary Bladder (Including in situ) | 7,497 | 34.0 | 36.6 | 34.0 | 34.4 | 34.4 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 3,138 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 15.7 |
| Ureter | 192 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Eye | 220 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 1,605 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| Brain | 1,505 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| Endocrine System | 812 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| Thyroid | 639 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| Lymphomas | 5,312 | 23.6 | 25.2 | 24.9 | 23.7 | 25.6 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 730 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 4,582 | 20.0 | 21.2 | 21.4 | 20.4 | 22.2 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 1,166 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Leukemias | 2,767 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 12.8 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 1,152 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 343 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 773 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 1,205 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 764 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 377 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 52 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Other Leukemia | 358 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 2,657 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 10.6 | 11.9 |
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