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 Females
| Cancer Site | Total Cases |
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| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 Prelim. |
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| All Sites | 92,147 | 377.5 | 378.7 | 386.6 | 390.8 | 390.5 |
| Oral Cavity and Pharynx | 1,303 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| Lip | 66 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Tongue | 316 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Salivary Gland | 213 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Floor of Mouth | 113 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Gum and Other Mouth | 276 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Nasopharynx | 67 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Tonsil | 100 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Oropharynx | 39 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Hypopharynx | 71 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Digestive System | 18,233 | 66.1 | 64.9 | 65.8 | 67.1 | 66.3 |
| Esophagus | 461 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Stomach | 1,433 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| Small Intestine | 238 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Colon and Rectum | 12,025 | 43.0 | 42.6 | 43.6 | 43.7 | 43.8 |
| Colon excluding Rectum | 9,015 | 31.2 | 31.5 | 32.0 | 32.4 | 32.3 |
| Rectum and Rectosigmoid Junction | 3,010 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Anus | 255 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 557 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Liver | 402 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Intrahepatic Bile Duct | 155 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| Gallbladder | 389 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Pancreas | 2,410 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 |
| Respiratory System | 12,139 | 47.8 | 49.2 | 51.5 | 51.0 | 50.8 |
| Larynx | 379 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Lung and Bronchus | 11,523 | 45.2 | 46.7 | 48.8 | 48.4 | 48.0 |
| Bones and Joints | 169 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Soft Tissue (Including Heart) | 525 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Skin (Excluding Basal and Squamous) | 2,605 | 10.4 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 13.3 | 12.5 |
| Melanomas of the Skin | 2,362 | 9.5 | 9.3 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 11.6 |
| Breast (Invasive) | 27,354 | 118.3 | 118.5 | 120.1 | 123.1 | 121.7 |
| in situ (not included in All Sites) | 4,938 | 17.0 | 20.6 | 23.8 | 27.3 | 29.6 |
| Female Genital System | 12,170 | 55.4 | 54.2 | 55.0 | 53.1 | 55.5 |
| Cervix (Invasive) | 1,893 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 8.4 | 7.9 |
| Corpus and Uterus, NOS | 5,746 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 25.4 | 27.7 |
| Corpus | 5,511 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 25.1 | 24.7 | 26.8 |
| Uterus, NOS | 235 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Ovary | 3,784 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 16.6 |
| Vagina | 129 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Vulva | 489 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.2 |
| Urinary System | 4,580 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 18.0 |
| Urinary Bladder (Including in situ) | 2,610 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
| Kidney and Renal Pelvis | 1,836 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
| Ureter | 114 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Eye | 187 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Brain and Other Nervous System | 1,187 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Brain | 1,088 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| Endocrine System | 1,649 | 7.0 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.6 |
| Thyroid | 1,528 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 8.8 |
| Lymphomas | 4,311 | 17.6 | 18.1 | 17.8 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| Hodgkins Disease | 563 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphomas | 3,748 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
| Multiple Myeloma | 873 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Leukemias | 1,968 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 7.6 |
| Lymphocytic Leukemia | 779 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia | 215 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | 536 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.4 |
| Myeloid Leukemia | 893 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Acute Myeloid Leukemia | 629 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Chronic Myeloid Leukemia | 217 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Monocytic Leukemia | 43 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Other Leukemia | 253 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Ill-Defined & Unspecified Sites | 2,894 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
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