Rate: Number of deaths due to all kinds of Cancer per 100,000 Population.

Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 with malignant neoplasm (cancer) as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: C00-C97).

Data Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html

(2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Rate: Number of deaths due to a cancer of the colon, rectum, or anus per 100,000 population.

Definition: Number of deaths per 100,000 with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the colon, rectum, or anus as the underlying cause (ICD-10 codes: C18-C21).

Data Sources:

(1) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. Compressed Mortality File. CDC WONDER On-line Database accessed at http://wonder.cdc.gov/cmf-icd10.html

(2) Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health

(3) Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Rate: Number of new cases (per 100,000) of invasive colorectal cancer diagnosed.

Definition: Age-adjusted incidence rate of cancer of the colon and rectum per 100,000 population (ICD-O-3 codes: C18.0-C20.9 excl. types 9590-9992).

Data Source: New Jersey State Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Services, New Jersey Department of Health