Complete Health Indicator Report of Incidence of Thyroid Cancer
Definition
Incidence rate of invasive thyroid cancer for a defined population in a specified time interval. Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population. Rates are per 100,000 population.Numerator
Number of new cases of thyroid cancer among a defined population in a specified time interval.Denominator
Defined population in a specified time interval.Why Is This Important?
During 2018, 423 male and 1,267 female New Jersey residents were diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer is different than many adult cancers in that it occurs about 3 times more often in women than in men, and it is more frequently diagnosed in younger adults.How Are We Doing?
Between 1990 and 2018, the age-adjusted thyroid cancer rate in females rose from 6.9 cases per 100,000 to 26.5 cases per 100,000. In males, the increase was smaller, from about 3 per 100,000 to about 9 per 100,000 in 2018. The reason for the sharp increase in thyroid cancer incidence rates, especially in recent years, is unknown. Theorized explanations include increased diagnosis of thyroid cancer by medical practitioners and increased prevalence of possible risk factors such as diagnostic radiation and obesity. The lifetime risk of developing thyroid cancer is 1 in 143 for men and 1 in 52 for women.What Is Being Done?
A 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 death due to cancer among New Jersey residents. [https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ncccp/ccc_plans.htm]Available Services
The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) has many programs and partnerships related to cancer data and information, cancer resources and cancer prevention. Cancer Epidemiology Services: [https://nj.gov/health/ces/] Interactive New Jersey cancer incidence and mortality data, as well as numerous publications, are available through the NJDOH website for cancer statistics and mapping. [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/cancer-data/index.shtml] Office of Cancer Control and Prevention: [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/occp.shtml] NJ Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED): [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/njceed.shtml] NJ Commission on Cancer Research: [https://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/njccr.shtml]Data Tables
NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Thyroid Cancer Incidence, by Year and Sex, 1990 - 2018
| Sex | Year | Age-Adjusted rate per 100,000 | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 58 | ||||||
| Male | 1990 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 104 | |
| Male | 1991 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 78 | |
| Male | 1992 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 115 | |
| Male | 1993 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 115 | |
| Male | 1994 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 119 | |
| Male | 1995 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 139 | |
| Male | 1996 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 109 | |
| Male | 1997 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 135 | |
| Male | 1998 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 154 | |
| Male | 1999 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 171 | |
| Male | 2000 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 215 | |
| Male | 2001 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 197 | |
| Male | 2002 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 249 | |
| Male | 2003 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 248 | |
| Male | 2004 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 275 | |
| Male | 2005 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 281 | |
| Male | 2006 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 317 | |
| Male | 2007 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 8.5 | 332 | |
| Male | 2008 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 369 | |
| Male | 2009 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 403 | |
| Male | 2010 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 419 | |
| Male | 2011 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 11.3 | 471 | |
| Male | 2012 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 483 | |
| Male | 2013 | 10.5 | 9.6 | 11.5 | 492 | |
| Male | 2014 | 10.2 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 472 | |
| Male | 2015 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 10.4 | 444 | |
| Male | 2016 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 11.3 | 486 | |
| Male | 2017 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 10.2 | 443 | |
| Male | 2018 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 9.7 | 423 | |
| Female | 1990 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 7.8 | 288 | |
| Female | 1991 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 309 | |
| Female | 1992 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 309 | |
| Female | 1993 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 271 | |
| Female | 1994 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 315 | |
| Female | 1995 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 364 | |
| Female | 1996 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 10.0 | 392 | |
| Female | 1997 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 362 | |
| Female | 1998 | 9.5 | 8.6 | 10.5 | 424 | |
| Female | 1999 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 492 | |
| Female | 2000 | 14.6 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 663 | |
| Female | 2001 | 15.3 | 14.1 | 16.4 | 693 | |
| Female | 2002 | 16.6 | 15.4 | 17.8 | 763 | |
| Female | 2003 | 18.0 | 16.8 | 19.2 | 834 | |
| Female | 2004 | 19.4 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 900 | |
| Female | 2005 | 19.8 | 18.5 | 21.1 | 931 | |
| Female | 2006 | 22.1 | 20.8 | 23.5 | 1,035 | |
| Female | 2007 | 22.2 | 20.8 | 23.6 | 1,045 | |
| Female | 2008 | 24.7 | 23.3 | 26.1 | 1,161 | |
| Female | 2009 | 28.6 | 27.1 | 30.2 | 1,371 | |
| Female | 2010 | 27.6 | 26.1 | 29.1 | 1,337 | |
| Female | 2011 | 27.4 | 25.9 | 28.9 | 1,332 | |
| Female | 2012 | 27.9 | 26.4 | 29.5 | 1,350 | |
| Female | 2013 | 29.6 | 28.1 | 31.2 | 1,439 | |
| Female | 2014 | 28.2 | 26.7 | 29.8 | 1,373 | |
| Female | 2015 | 28.5 | 26.9 | 30.0 | 1,378 | |
| Female | 2016 | 29.4 | 27.8 | 31.0 | 1,420 | |
| Female | 2017 | 26.1 | 24.7 | 27.6 | 1,281 | |
| Female | 2018 | 26.5 | 25.0 | 28.1 | 1,267 | |
Data Notes
Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified.Data Sources
- NJ State Cancer Registry, Nov 16, 2020 Analytic File, using NCI SEER*Stat ver. 8.3.9, [https://seer.cancer.gov/seerstat/]
- NJ population estimates as calculated by the NCI's SEER Program, released February 2021, [https://www.seer.cancer.gov/popdata/download.html]
NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Thyroid Cancer Incidence by County, Males, 2014-2018
| County | Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Males | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 22 | ||||||
| Atlantic | 9.8 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 65 | ||
| Bergen | 10.6 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 266 | ||
| Burlington | 10.9 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 134 | ||
| Camden | 10.8 | 9.1 | 12.9 | 141 | ||
| Cape May | 6.4 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 22 | ||
| Cumberland | 8.2 | 5.6 | 11.5 | 34 | ||
| Essex | 7.6 | 6.4 | 9.0 | 152 | ||
| Gloucester | 12.9 | 10.4 | 15.8 | 102 | ||
| Hudson | 6.8 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 120 | ||
| Hunterdon | 6.5 | 4.1 | 10.0 | 26 | ||
| Mercer | 13.0 | 10.8 | 15.5 | 129 | ||
| Middlesex | 8.5 | 7.3 | 9.9 | 184 | ||
| Monmouth | 13.5 | 11.7 | 15.4 | 232 | ||
| Morris | 8.6 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 120 | ||
| Ocean | 11.3 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 181 | ||
| Passaic | 7.5 | 6.0 | 9.2 | 94 | ||
| Salem | 8.8 | 4.7 | 14.9 | 15 | ||
| Somerset | 10.2 | 8.2 | 12.7 | 91 | ||
| Sussex | 9.2 | 6.3 | 13.0 | 36 | ||
| Union | 7.2 | 5.9 | 8.8 | 101 | ||
| Warren | 6.6 | 4.1 | 10.3 | 22 | ||
| New Jersey | 9.6 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 2,268 | ||
Data Notes
Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Number of cases (numerator) is the total count of cases in five years.Data Sources
- NJ State Cancer Registry, Nov 16, 2020 Analytic File, using NCI SEER*Stat ver. 8.3.9, [https://seer.cancer.gov/seerstat/]
- NJ population estimates as calculated by the NCI's SEER Program, released February 2021, [https://www.seer.cancer.gov/popdata/download.html]
NJ Age-Adjusted Invasive Thyroid Cancer Incidence by County, Females, 2014-2018
| County | Age-Adjusted Rate per 100,000 Females | Lower Limit | Upper Limit | Numer- ator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record Count: 22 | ||||||
| Atlantic | 22.1 | 18.7 | 25.9 | 168 | ||
| Bergen | 29.1 | 27.0 | 31.4 | 755 | ||
| Burlington | 28.1 | 25.1 | 31.4 | 346 | ||
| Camden | 31.3 | 28.3 | 34.5 | 425 | ||
| Cape May | 27.4 | 20.4 | 35.9 | 66 | ||
| Cumberland | 18.1 | 13.9 | 23.1 | 67 | ||
| Essex | 19.2 | 17.4 | 21.2 | 420 | ||
| Gloucester | 32.6 | 28.6 | 36.9 | 259 | ||
| Hudson | 23.0 | 20.8 | 25.4 | 418 | ||
| Hunterdon | 27.6 | 21.8 | 34.4 | 93 | ||
| Mercer | 33.8 | 30.1 | 37.7 | 337 | ||
| Middlesex | 29.1 | 26.9 | 31.5 | 647 | ||
| Monmouth | 38.0 | 35.0 | 41.2 | 653 | ||
| Morris | 28.1 | 25.2 | 31.3 | 369 | ||
| Ocean | 36.2 | 33.0 | 39.6 | 562 | ||
| Passaic | 25.7 | 23.0 | 28.7 | 339 | ||
| Salem | 31.9 | 23.3 | 42.6 | 50 | ||
| Somerset | 25.2 | 21.9 | 28.9 | 225 | ||
| Sussex | 26.5 | 21.4 | 32.5 | 106 | ||
| Union | 22.3 | 19.9 | 24.9 | 336 | ||
| Warren | 25.1 | 19.5 | 31.8 | 78 | ||
| New Jersey | 27.7 | 27.0 | 28.4 | 6,719 | ||
Data Notes
Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. Number of cases (numerator) is the total count of cases in five years.Data Sources
- NJ State Cancer Registry, Nov 16, 2020 Analytic File, using NCI SEER*Stat ver. 8.3.9, [https://seer.cancer.gov/seerstat/]
- NJ population estimates as calculated by the NCI's SEER Program, released February 2021, [https://www.seer.cancer.gov/popdata/download.html]
References and Community Resources
More information on thyroid cancer is available from the NJ State Cancer Registry: [https://nj.gov/health/ces/documents/briefs/thyroid_cancer_incidence_bystage.pdf], and [https://nj.gov/health/ces/documents/briefs/thyroid_cancer_survival_byrace_eth.pdf].
Page Content Updated On 10/07/2021,
Published on 12/03/2021
