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/]

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

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].