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Complete Health Indicator Report of Incidence of All Invasive Cancers

Definition

The age-adjusted rate of invasive cancer per 100,000 population. ICD-O codes: C00-C97

Numerator

Number of persons with invasive cancer

Denominator

Total number of persons in the population

Why Is This Important?

Many cancers are preventable and screening is effective in identifying some types of cancers in early, often highly treatable stages.

How Are We Doing?

New Jersey's overall cancer incidence rate continues to decline. The rate is highest among Whites followed by Blacks and Hispanics with significant differences between the rate for each racial/ethnic group. Rates by site are higher among males than females for lung and bronchus, colon and rectum, melanoma of the skin, and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Rates by county range from a low of 401.6 in Hudson to a high of 581.1 in Cape May.

How Do We Compare With the U.S.?

The New Jersey age-adjusted incidence rate due to invasive cancer has been consistently higher than that of the US for many years.

What Is Being Done?

A [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ncccp/ccc_plans.htm Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan] was developed by the Task Force on Cancer Prevention, Early Detection and Treatment in New Jersey which aims to reduce the incidence, illness, and deaths due to cancer among New Jersey residents.

Available Services

The New Jersey Department of Health has many programs and services [https://nj.gov/health/ces/public/ for the public], such as the [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/njceed.shtml New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED) Program].


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Data Tables


Invasive Cancer Incidence Rates, New Jersey and the United States, 2000-2018*

US/NJYearRate per 100,000 Standardized PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 37
US2000483.4
US2001487.0
US2002483.0
US2003468.8
US2004470.6
US2005466.6
US2006469.0
US2007475.7
US2008470.2
US2009467.1
US2010456.2
US2011464.6463.9465.31,571,674
US2012452.0451.3452.71,562,344
US2013453.4452.7454.11,641,021
US2014450.3449.6451.01,664,531
US2015451.5450.8452.21,703,273
US2016446.6445.9447.31,718,880
US2017436.8436.2437.51,707,472
NJ2000529.8525.0534.646,445
NJ2001550.7545.9555.748,739
NJ2002539.9535.1544.748,383
NJ2003514.4509.7519.146,627
NJ2004513.5508.9518.246,979
NJ2005512.9508.3517.647,293
NJ2006524.6520.0529.348,830
NJ2007525.3520.7530.049,534
NJ2008516.3511.7520.949,420
NJ2009515.1510.6519.750,029
NJ2010501.9497.5506.449,539
NJ2011505.6501.1510.150,546
NJ2012492.6488.2497.050,120
NJ2013495.1490.8499.551,142
NJ2014486.1481.8490.550,980
NJ2015491.9487.6496.252,375
NJ2016488.0483.8492.352,553
NJ2017488.1483.9492.453,508
NJ2018479.8475.6484.053,179

Data Notes

Confidence intervals and case counts not available for 2000-2010 US data. US data released August 2020, based on the December 2019 NAACCR Call For Data Submission. Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130) standard; Confidence intervals (Tiwari mod) are 95% for rates. NJ Data Source: NJSCR's SEER*Stat Database: November 16, 2020 analytic file, created February 1, 2021. *NJ 2018 data considered preliminary

Data Source

New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/reporting-entities/njscr/]


Invasive Cancer Incidence Rates, by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2000-2018*

Race/EthnicityYearRate per 100,000 Standardized PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 76
White2000538.2533.0543.540,313
White2001561.0555.6566.442,198
White2002550.1544.8555.441,733
White2003522.8517.7528.039,908
White2004524.8519.7530.040,237
White2005526.3521.1531.540,457
White2006541.7536.5547.041,814
White2007543.2537.9548.442,280
White2008534.7529.6539.942,095
White2009532.5527.3537.742,276
White2010516.5511.4521.641,543
White2011520.5515.4525.642,121
White2012511.0506.0516.041,932
White2013508.3503.4513.342,198
White2014500.8495.9505.742,012
White2015505.1500.2510.042,739
White2016502.1497.2507.042,743
White2017500.4495.6505.343,238
White2018487.4482.6492.242,407
Black2000549.0533.5564.85,046
Black2001561.3545.8577.05,285
Black2002552.3537.0567.85,290
Black2003532.5517.8547.55,259
Black2004519.7505.3534.55,224
Black2005512.9498.8527.45,290
Black2006501.5487.6515.65,267
Black2007503.6489.9517.55,418
Black2008493.8480.4507.65,396
Black2009505.7492.4519.45,720
Black2010490.5477.5503.85,663
Black2011472.4459.8485.35,627
Black2012464.8452.4477.35,684
Black2013454.4442.4466.65,724
Black2014450.0438.2462.05,805
Black2015466.2454.4478.36,193
Black2016461.9450.2473.76,243
Black2017444.2432.9455.76,143
Black2018432.1421.0443.36,092
Hispanic2000456.8438.4475.72,825
Hispanic2001454.4436.7472.63,008
Hispanic2002461.2443.7479.13,174
Hispanic2003449.8433.0467.13,230
Hispanic2004479.2462.2496.73,553
Hispanic2005439.0423.3455.13,506
Hispanic2006430.7415.5446.23,588
Hispanic2007406.7392.5421.33,596
Hispanic2008416.6402.5431.03,839
Hispanic2009404.2390.7418.03,941
Hispanic2010401.2388.1414.64,079
Hispanic2011404.8392.0417.84,358
Hispanic2012405.1392.7417.84,579
Hispanic2013409.4397.2421.84,804
Hispanic2014396.3384.7408.24,902
Hispanic2015403.0391.5414.65,211
Hispanic2016400.8389.7412.15,416
Hispanic2017388.3377.6399.15,494
Hispanic2018378.2367.9388.75,510
Asian/PI2000299.1278.1321.21,002
Asian/PI2001312.2291.0334.31,093
Asian/PI2002304.3284.8324.71,171
Asian/PI2003299.5280.8319.11,231
Asian/PI2004288.6271.1306.81,296
Asian/PI2005282.2265.6299.51,361
Asian/PI2006298.1281.4315.51,496
Asian/PI2007290.3274.4306.81,553
Asian/PI2008291.5276.2307.31,661
Asian/PI2009277.5263.1292.41,685
Asian/PI2010294.5279.9309.51,843
Asian/PI2011295.4281.5309.81,984
Asian/PI2012267.4254.6280.71,877
Asian/PI2013288.0275.1301.22,120
Asian/PI2014267.2255.2279.52,069
Asian/PI2015286.1274.1298.52,322
Asian/PI2016284.5272.9296.42,428
Asian/PI2017287.9276.6299.52,570
Asian/PI2018285.9274.8297.32,622

Data Notes

Data for White, Black, and Asian/Pacific Islander do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race. Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130) standard; Confidence intervals (Tiwari mod) are 95% for rates. Data Source: NJSCR's SEER*Stat Database: November 16, 2020 analytic file, created February 1, 2021. *2018 data considered preliminary.

Data Source

New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/reporting-entities/njscr/]


Invasive Cancer Incidence Rates by Race/Ethnicity, New Jersey, 2018 (preliminary)

Race/EthnicityRate per 100,000 Standardized PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 6
White487.4482.6492.242,407
Black432.1421.0443.36,092
Hispanic378.2367.9388.75,510
Asian285.9274.8297.32,622
New Jersey479.8475.6484.053,179
United States436.8436.2437.51,707,472

Data Notes

Data for White, Black, and Asian/Pacific Islander do not include Hispanics. Hispanic ethnicity includes persons of any race. Asian includes NHOPI. Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130) standard; Confidence intervals (Tiwari mod) are 95% for rates. Data Source: NJSCR's SEER*Stat Database: November 16, 2020 analytic file, created February 1, 2021. US data are for 2017.

Data Source

New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/reporting-entities/njscr/]


Invasive Cancer Incidence Rates among Males, by Site, New Jersey, 2014-2018*

Cancer SiteRate per 100,000 Standardized Male PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 6
Prostate134.4133.0135.935,124
Lung and Bronchus59.558.560.514,192
Colon and Rectum45.945.046.811,088
Urinary Bladder39.638.740.49,248
Melanoma of the Skin28.527.829.26,815
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma26.525.827.26,243

Data Notes

Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130) standard; Confidence intervals (Tiwari mod) are 95% for rates. Data Source: NJSCR's SEER*Stat Database: November 16, 2020 analytic file, created February 1, 2021. *2018 data considered preliminary ICD-O codes for site-specific cancers: *Prostate: C61.9 *Lung and Bronchus: C34.0-C34.9 *Colon and Rectum: C18.0-C20.9 *Urinary Bladder: C67.0-C67.9 *Melanoma of the Skin: C44.0-C44.9 *Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: C77.0-C77.9 plus other organs

Data Source

New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/reporting-entities/njscr/]


Invasive Cancer Incidence Rates among Females, by Site, New Jersey, 2014-2018*

Cancer SiteRate per 100,000 Standardized Female PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 7
Breast137.2135.8138.638,804
Lung and Bronchus51.250.352.015,704
Colon and Rectum35.434.736.110,545
Corpus Uteri30.830.231.49,332
Thyroid27.727.028.46,719
Melanoma of the Skin17.416.917.94,894
Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma18.417.918.95,390

Data Notes

Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130) standard; Confidence intervals (Tiwari mod) are 95% for rates. Data Source: NJSCR's SEER*Stat Database: November 16, 2020 analytic file, created February 1, 2021. *2018 data considered preliminary ICD-O codes for site-specific cancers: *Breast: C50.0-C50.9 *Lung and Bronchus: C34.0-C34.9 *Colorectal: C18.0-C20.9 *Corpus Uteri: C54.0-C54.9 *Thyroid: C73.9 *Melanoma of the Skin: C44.0-C44.9 *Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma: C77.0-C77.9 plus other organs

Data Source

New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/reporting-entities/njscr/]


Invasive Cancer Incidence Rates by County, New Jersey, 2018 (preliminary)

CountyRate per 100,000 Standardized PopulationLower LimitUpper LimitNumer- ator
Record Count: 23
Atlantic477.1454.0501.21,714
Bergen460.7448.4473.25,615
Burlington537.9518.6557.83,111
Camden524.6506.2543.53,233
Cape May581.1540.7624.1936
Cumberland466.0434.4499.3839
Essex454.6440.4469.14,033
Gloucester533.3509.1558.41,931
Hudson401.6386.4417.42,695
Hunterdon507.1472.3544.0883
Mercer483.7463.0505.22,133
Middlesex437.7424.5451.24,299
Monmouth518.2502.2534.64,324
Morris480.3463.1497.93,124
Ocean537.7521.8553.94,916
Passaic446.2428.7464.22,567
Salem520.0471.1573.0449
Somerset462.2441.1484.11,909
Sussex485.1452.7519.4925
Union437.2420.9454.02,824
Warren503.9466.1544.2719
New Jersey479.8475.6484.053,179
United States436.8436.2437.51,707,472

Data Notes

Rates are per 100,000 and age-adjusted to the 2000 US Std Population (19 age groups - Census P25-1130) standard; Confidence intervals (Tiwari mod) are 95% for rates. Data Source: NJSCR's SEER*Stat Database: November 16, 2020 analytic file, created February 1, 2021. US data are for 2017.

Data Source

New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health, [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/reporting-entities/njscr/]

References and Community Resources

NJDOH Cancer Programs: [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/] CDC Cancer Prevention and Control: [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/] National Cancer Institute: [https://www.cancer.gov/]

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