Colorectal Cancer in New Jersey


	Colorectal Cancer In New Jersey 1979-1997
Table 45 Rectal 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	725	14	1.9	282	38.9	28	3.9	21	2.9	380	52.4
1980	791	23	2.9	293	37.0	62	7.8	35	4.4	378	47.8
1981	762	34	4.5	286	37.5	120	15.7	51	6.7	271	35.6
1982	785	27	3.4	278	35.4	148	18.9	76	9.7	256	32.6
1983	792	33	4.2	287	36.2	210	26.5	93	11.7	169	21.3
1984	850	43	5.1	287	33.8	262	30.8	127	14.9	131	15.4
1985	1001	56	5.6	343	34.3	319	31.9	185	18.5	98	9.8
1986	925	45	4.9	314	33.9	308	33.3	156	16.9	102	11.0
1987	918	54	5.9	313	34.1	308	33.6	156	17.0	87	9.5
1988	899	60	6.7	322	35.8	286	31.8	140	15.6	91	10.1
1989	866	72	8.3	300	34.6	290	33.5	133	15.4	71	8.2
1990	906	61	6.7	296	32.7	318	35.1	136	15.0	95	10.5
1991	826	54	6.5	263	31.8	288	34.9	130	15.7	91	11.0
1992	848	51	6.0	279	32.9	295	34.8	133	15.7	90	10.6
1993	749	51	6.8	247	33.0	241	32.2	130	17.4	80	10.7
1994	773	72	9.3	221	28.6	275	35.6	108	14.0	97	12.5
1995	764	66	8.6	241	31.5	265	34.7	117	15.3	75	9.8
1996	846	73	8.6	288	34.0	290	34.3	112	13.2	83	9.8
1997	778	75	9.6	237	30.5	291	37.4	103	13.2	72	9.3
TOTAL	15804	964	6.1	5377	34.0	4604	29.1	2142	13.6	2717	17.2

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