Cancer Incidence and
Mortality in New Jersey
1994 -1998
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Cancer Incidence and
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Age-adjusted Mortality Rates for Specific Sites, Males (all races combined)
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | ||
| All Sites | 45,341 | 223.3 | 218.0 | 209.6 | 199.6 | 195.5 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 809 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Lip | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tongue | 239 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Salivary Gland | 61 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Floor of Mouth | 27 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 115 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Nasopharynx | 65 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Tonsil | 27 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Oropharynx | 57 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Hypopharynx | 52 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Digestive System | 11,881 | 60.3 | 58.5 | 53.6 | 52.2 | 49.3 |
| Esophagus | 1,423 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Stomach | 1,562 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Small Intestine | 72 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Colon and Rectum | 5,182 | 26.1 | 25.6 | 24.9 | 21.9 | 20.4 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 4,417 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 20.9 | 18.9 | 17.2 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 765 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Anus | 23 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 1,095 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Liver | 961 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 134 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Gallbladder | 99 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Pancreas | 2,175 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Respiratory System | 14,441 | 70.3 | 68.7 | 67.6 | 64.2 | 66.0 |
| Larynx | 525 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 13,659 | 66.4 | 65.6 | 64.2 | 60.5 | 61.8 |
| Bones and Joints | 39 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 294 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 1,026 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 769 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Breast | 66 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Male Genital System | 5,494 | 26.2 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 22.3 | 21.8 |
| Prostate | 5,440 | 25.8 | 26.5 | 25.2 | 22.2 | 21.6 |
| Testis | 36 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Penis | 17 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Urinary System | 2,576 | 13.1 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.0 |
| Urinary Bladder | 1,485 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 1,038 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Ureter | 25 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Eye | 17 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 1,054 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| Brain | 1,030 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| Endocrine System | 120 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Thyroid | 64 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Lymphomas | 1,984 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 8.9 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 106 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 1,878 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 795 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Leukemias | 1,782 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.5 | 7.9 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 501 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 110 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 368 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 688 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 499 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 167 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 21 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other Leukemia | 572 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 2,963 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 14.8 | 12.8 | 12.0 |
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