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, Females (all races combined)
| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | ||
| All Sites | 45,365 | 155.2 | 154.7 | 149.0 | 148.7 | 140.7 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 433 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Lip | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tongue | 123 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Salivary Gland | 45 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Floor of Mouth | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 80 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Nasopharynx | 47 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Tonsil | 9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oropharynx | 24 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Hypopharynx | 12 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Digestive System | 10,968 | 35.9 | 34.4 | 33.4 | 31.9 | 31.3 |
| Esophagus | 478 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| Stomach | 1,149 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Small Intestine | 79 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Colon and Rectum | 5,385 | 17.7 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 15.0 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 4,712 | 15.7 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 12.7 | 13.4 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 673 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Anus | 39 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 687 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| Liver | 558 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 129 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Gallbladder | 278 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Pancreas | 2,553 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Respiratory System | 10,526 | 35.7 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 37.3 | 35.5 |
| Larynx | 150 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 10,269 | 34.7 | 35.8 | 36.2 | 36.4 | 34.5 |
| Bones and Joints | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 294 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 619 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 485 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Breast | 7,853 | 29.1 | 28.1 | 26.8 | 27.4 | 24.7 |
| Female Genital System | 4,641 | 17.2 | 16.8 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 14.9 |
| Cervix | 733 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| Corpus and Uterus, NOS | 1,310 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| Corpus | 549 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Uterus, NOS | 761 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| Ovary | 2,362 | 9.1 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 |
| Vagina | 59 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Vulva | 130 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Urinary System | 1,480 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 |
| Urinary Bladder | 740 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 705 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Ureter | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Eye | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 943 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| Brain | 923 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| Endocrine System | 202 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Thyroid | 128 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Lymphomas | 1,930 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 96 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 1,834 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 806 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| Leukemias | 1,452 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 374 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 85 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 266 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 598 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 440 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 143 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Other Leukemia | 467 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 3,178 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 10.0 | 9.3 |
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