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, White Males
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | ||
| All Sites | 39,294 | 218.2 | 211.5 | 204.7 | 196.2 | 191.7 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 639 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Lip | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tongue | 200 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Salivary Gland | 50 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Floor of Mouth | 22 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 85 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Nasopharynx | 46 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Tonsil | 19 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Oropharynx | 42 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Hypopharynx | 44 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Digestive System | 10,257 | 59.5 | 56.2 | 51.7 | 50.8 | 48.1 |
| Esophagus | 1,156 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| Stomach | 1,279 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| Small Intestine | 65 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Colon and Rectum | 4,622 | 26.7 | 25.5 | 24.7 | 22.1 | 20.2 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 3,939 | 22.7 | 21.9 | 20.7 | 19.1 | 17.0 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 683 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Anus | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 901 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Liver | 784 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.1 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 117 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Gallbladder | 88 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Pancreas | 1,899 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 8.8 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
| Respiratory System | 12,467 | 68.0 | 66.4 | 66.1 | 62.9 | 64.7 |
| Larynx | 428 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.1 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 11,801 | 64.2 | 63.6 | 62.7 | 59.4 | 60.7 |
| Bones and Joints | 34 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 243 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 971 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 756 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| Breast | 55 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Male Genital System | 4,552 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.4 | 20.9 | 19.6 |
| Prostate | 4,501 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 19.4 |
| Testis | 33 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Penis | 17 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Urinary System | 2,357 | 13.1 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| Urinary Bladder | 1,392 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 915 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Ureter | 24 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Eye | 17 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 969 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| Brain | 947 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| Endocrine System | 104 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Thyroid | 58 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Lymphomas | 1,802 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 9.2 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 89 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 1,713 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 662 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.9 |
| Leukemias | 1,606 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 8.0 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 448 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 93 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 335 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 617 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 455 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 142 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 19 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Other Leukemia | 522 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 2,559 | 14.7 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 12.8 | 11.7 |
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