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 Females
| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | ||
| All Sites | 39,844 | 154.7 | 153.5 | 148.1 | 149.7 | 140.5 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 361 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Lip | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Tongue | 107 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Salivary Gland | 41 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Floor of Mouth | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 68 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Nasopharynx | 38 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Tonsil | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Oropharynx | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Hypopharynx | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Digestive System | 9,504 | 34.6 | 33.2 | 32.4 | 30.5 | 30.4 |
| Esophagus | 359 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Stomach | 963 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Small Intestine | 65 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Colon and Rectum | 4,728 | 17.6 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 14.0 | 14.7 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 4,129 | 15.6 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 13.1 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 599 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| Anus | 35 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 594 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Liver | 481 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 113 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Gallbladder | 243 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Pancreas | 2,242 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 |
| Respiratory System | 9,355 | 36.3 | 36.8 | 37.4 | 38.2 | 35.9 |
| Larynx | 126 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 9,132 | 35.2 | 36.1 | 36.8 | 37.3 | 35.0 |
| Bones and Joints | 27 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 255 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 594 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 479 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.7 |
| Breast | 6,818 | 29.3 | 28.0 | 26.2 | 27.2 | 24.7 |
| Female Genital System | 4,013 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 15.0 |
| Cervix | 540 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Corpus and Uterus, NOS | 1,121 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Corpus | 479 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| Uterus, NOS | 642 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Ovary | 2,139 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 |
| Vagina | 48 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Vulva | 125 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Urinary System | 1,317 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 |
| Urinary Bladder | 654 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 634 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| Ureter | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Eye | 11 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 867 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
| Brain | 849 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| Endocrine System | 177 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Thyroid | 117 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Lymphomas | 1,772 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 87 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 1,685 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 6.0 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 634 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Leukemias | 1,311 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 346 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 76 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 249 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 535 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 400 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 121 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 13 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Other Leukemia | 417 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 2,828 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 9.2 |
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