Colorectal Cancer in New Jersey


	Colorectal Cancer In New Jersey 1979-1997
Table 37 Proximal Colon Cancer Stage At Diagnosis White Males, New Jersey - 1979-1997*

YEAR	STAGE AT DIAGNOSIS
	TOTAL	*in situ*		LOCALIZED		REGIONAL		DISTANT		UNKNOWN
	Number	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
1979	612	19	3.1	191	31.2	33	5.4	19	3.1	350	57.2
1980	625	13	2.1	204	32.6	57	9.1	29	4.6	322	51.5
1981	640	22	3.4	189	29.5	137	21.4	44	6.9	248	38.8
1982	628	24	3.8	206	32.8	152	24.2	47	7.5	199	31.7
1983	713	17	2.4	221	31.0	227	31.8	90	12.6	158	22.2
1984	753	27	3.6	198	26.3	316	42.0	135	17.9	77	10.2
1985	810	41	5.1	214	26.4	369	45.6	146	18.0	40	4.9
1986	850	60	7.1	254	29.9	360	42.4	133	15.6	43	5.1
1987	882	40	4.5	229	26.0	402	45.6	162	18.4	49	5.6
1988	919	48	5.2	275	29.9	398	43.3	159	17.3	39	4.2
1989	915	58	6.3	258	28.2	399	43.6	148	16.2	52	5.7
1990	912	64	7.0	277	30.4	370	40.6	157	17.2	44	4.8
1991	908	53	5.8	246	27.1	413	45.5	140	15.4	56	6.2
1992	901	64	7.1	256	28.4	392	43.5	136	15.1	53	5.9
1993	952	68	7.1	297	31.2	367	38.6	154	16.2	66	6.9
1994	896	70	7.8	246	27.5	373	41.6	136	15.2	71	7.9
1995	869	61	7.0	246	28.3	359	41.3	149	17.1	54	6.2
1996	928	65	7.0	313	33.7	353	38.0	144	15.5	53	5.7
1997	1000	73	7.3	302	30.2	416	41.6	147	14.7	62	6.2
TOTAL	15713	887	5.6	4622	29.4	5893	37.5	2275	14.5	2036	13.0

*Includes invasive and in situ colorectal cancer cases. Source: New Jersey State Cancer Registry.
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