TABLE M24. CANCER MORTALITY BY SITE
NEW JERSEY, 1988 AND 1998
SITE (ICD-9 CODES)	1998		1988		PERCENT CHANGE IN RATE
	NUMBER OF DEATHS	AGE-ADJUSTED RATE	NUMBER OF DEATHS	AGE-ADJUSTED RATE
LIP, ORAL CAVITY AND PHARYNX (140-149)	223	1.8	318	2.9	-37.9
COLON AND RECTUM (153-154, 159.0)	1,970	12.4	2,308	17.1	-27.5
OTHER DIGESTIVE ORGANS (150-152, 155-158, 159.1-159.9)	2,373	16.5	2,212	17.6	-6.3
LUNG AND BRONCHUS (162.2-162.9)	4,824	35.2	4,424	37.7	-6.6
BONE, SKIN, CONNECTIVE TISSUE (170-173)	459	3.5	472	4.4	-20.5
FEMALE BREAST (174)	1,489	20.1	1,598	25.8	-22.1
CERVIX UTERI (180)	122	2.0	137	2.7	-25.9
OTHER/UNSPECIFIED FEMALE GENITAL ORGANS (179, 181-184)	791	10.0	724	10.8	-7.4
PROSTATE (185)	1,026	13.3	908	15.0	-11.3
OTHER/UNSPECIFIED MALE GENITAL ORGANS (186-187)	8	**	27	0.6	--
URINARY ORGANS (188-189)	784	4.9	687	5.2	-5.8
NERVOUS SYSTEM (191-192)	385	3.4	367	3.6	-5.6
LEUKEMIA (204-208)	641	4.5	534	4.4	2.3
OTHER HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUE (200-203)	1,116	7.9	888	7.3	8.2
OTHER SITES (160.0-162.0, 163-165, 175, 190, 193-195)	464	3.6	347	3.1	16.1
UNSPECIFIED SITE (196-199)	1,016	6.8	1,131	8.9	-23.6
TOTAL (140-208)	17,691	123.5	17,082	140.0	-11.8
Age-adjusted rates are computed based on the total population and the 1940 standard, except for cancer of the prostate and other male genital organs for which the rate is based on the male population and cancer of the female breast, cervix uteri, and other female genital organs for which the rate is based on the female population.
** Number is too small to calculate a reliable rate.