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, White Males
| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 Prelim. |
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| All Sites | 94,519 | 497.7 | 499.7 | 508.4 | 511.8 | 505.7 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 2,403 | 13.3 | 13.7 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.6 |
| Lip | 164 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Tongue | 605 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| Salivary Gland | 242 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Floor of Mouth | 231 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 354 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Nasopharynx | 127 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Tonsil | 261 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Oropharynx | 89 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Hypopharynx | 223 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Digestive System | 19,557 | 102.5 | 101.4 | 102.6 | 103.8 | 104.5 |
| Esophagus | 1,274 | 7.4 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Stomach | 2,147 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| Small Intestine | 248 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Colon and Rectum | 12,016 | 62.5 | 61.9 | 63.8 | 63.7 | 63.3 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 8,376 | 43.7 | 43.2 | 42.8 | 44.3 | 43.8 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 3,640 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 20.9 | 19.3 | 19.5 |
| Anus | 153 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 1,029 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Liver | 866 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 163 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Gallbladder | 178 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Pancreas | 2,063 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 10.4 | 10.9 |
| Respiratory System | 16,519 | 89.0 | 89.7 | 87.9 | 86.5 | 86.6 |
| Larynx | 1,354 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 14,501 | 78.5 | 77.6 | 77.0 | 76.0 | 76.3 |
| Bones and Joints | 188 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 617 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 3,588 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 20.3 | 21.8 | 20.4 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 3,123 | 13.5 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 20.1 | 18.4 |
| Breast | 249 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Male Genital System | 28,768 | 149.6 | 147.6 | 155.3 | 162.4 | 151.7 |
| Prostate | 27,590 | 143.0 | 141.7 | 149.3 | 156.1 | 145.1 |
| Testis | 1,009 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
| Penis | 121 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Urinary System | 10,068 | 51.5 | 55.5 | 53.1 | 52.0 | 54.7 |
| Urinary Bladder (Including in situ) | 7,069 | 36.1 | 38.8 | 36.8 | 36.6 | 37.2 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 2,737 | 13.8 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 14.2 | 16.0 |
| Ureter | 183 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Eye | 198 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 1,407 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 |
| Brain | 1,324 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Endocrine System | 696 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| Thyroid | 555 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| Lymphomas | 4,626 | 24.0 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 24.6 | 25.8 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 621 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 4,005 | 20.4 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 22.3 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 927 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| Leukemias | 2,450 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 14.7 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 1,028 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 294 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 705 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 1,060 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 5.0 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 691 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 316 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 49 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Other Leukemia | 313 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 2,258 | 13.0 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 10.7 | 11.6 |
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