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, Females (all races combined)
| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 Prelim. |
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| All Sites | 105,065 | 372.8 | 374.1 | 375.6 | 382.7 | 381.5 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 1,534 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Lip | 74 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Tongue | 364 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Salivary Gland | 244 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Floor of Mouth | 132 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 322 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Nasopharynx | 90 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Tonsil | 123 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Oropharynx | 45 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Hypopharynx | 91 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Digestive System | 20,974 | 67.8 | 67.1 | 66.4 | 68.4 | 67.7 |
| Esophagus | 592 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| Stomach | 1,770 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.8 |
| Small Intestine | 281 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Colon and Rectum | 13,623 | 43.5 | 43.3 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 44.1 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 10,227 | 32.0 | 32.2 | 31.9 | 32.6 | 32.7 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 3,396 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 |
| Anus | 293 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 663 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Liver | 497 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 166 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Gallbladder | 461 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Pancreas | 2,761 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.7 |
| Respiratory System | 13,694 | 47.7 | 48.1 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 49.8 |
| Larynx | 458 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 12,963 | 44.8 | 45.7 | 47.4 | 47.1 | 46.8 |
| Bones and Joints | 193 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 632 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.4 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 2,806 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 9.9 | 11.7 | 10.8 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 2,514 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 10.7 | 9.8 |
| Breast (Invasive) | 31,099 | 114.9 | 115.0 | 115.5 | 119.0 | 117.7 |
| in situ (not included in All Sites) | 5,678 | 16.2 | 20.4 | 23.1 | 25.8 | 27.9 |
| Female Genital System | 14,088 | 54.1 | 54.1 | 53.1 | 52.6 | 53.9 |
| Cervix (Invasive) | 2,537 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.2 | 8.6 |
| Corpus and Uterus, NOS | 6,446 | 23.7 | 25.0 | 24.6 | 24.7 | 26.2 |
| Corpus | 6,150 | 22.4 | 23.8 | 23.7 | 23.8 | 25.1 |
| Uterus, NOS | 296 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Ovary | 4,239 | 16.9 | 16.3 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 15.9 |
| Vagina | 160 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Vulva | 550 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
| Urinary System | 5,032 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 17.2 |
| Urinary Bladder (Including in situ) | 2,820 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 9.1 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 2,065 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Ureter | 116 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Eye | 196 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 1,348 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| Brain | 1,221 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 |
| Endocrine System | 1,918 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Thyroid | 1,776 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Lymphomas | 4,863 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 18.8 | 18.9 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 640 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 4,223 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 15.9 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 1,137 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Leukemias | 2,221 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 879 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 249 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 597 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.3 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 1,006 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 696 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 255 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 48 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Other Leukemia | 288 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 3,330 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 10.1 |
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