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Deaths due to Prostate Cancer
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Deaths due to Prostate Cancer by County, New Jersey, 2018-2020
Why Is This Important?
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the U.S.^[https://www.cdc.gov/prostate-cancer/statistics/index.html 1]^ and, in New Jersey, is the second leading cause of death due to cancer among men.
Definition
Deaths with malignant neoplasm (cancer) of the prostate as the underlying cause of death ICD-10 code: C61
Data Sources
- Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry, New Jersey Department of Health
(https://www.nj.gov/health/vital/) - Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
(https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/demographics/population-household-estimates/) - Underlying Cause of Death, CDC WONDER On-line Database, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(https://wonder.cdc.gov/Deaths-by-Underlying-Cause.html)
How the Measure is Calculated
| Numerator: | Number of deaths among males due to cancer of the prostate |
| Denominator: | Estimated number of males in the population |
How Are We Doing?
The death rate due to prostate cancer among all New Jersey males is trending downward and all original Healthy New Jersey 2020 targets have been met. The rate among Blacks has halved since 2000 but remains more than double the rates among other racial/ethnic groups.
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?
The age-adjusted death rate due to prostate cancer among New Jersey males is below that of the nation as a whole and New Jersey has one of the lowest age-adjusted prostate cancer death rates in the U.S. [https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html ^2^]
What Is Being Done?
The New Jersey [https://nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/occp.shtml Office of Cancer Control and Prevention (OCCP)] coordinates comprehensive cancer control efforts in New Jersey. Comprehensive cancer control is a collaborative process by which a community and its partners pool resources to reduce illness and death due to cancer through prevention, early detection, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliation.
Available Services
The [http://www.nj.gov/health/ces/public/resources/njceed.shtml New Jersey Cancer Education and Early Detection (NJCEED) Program] provides comprehensive outreach, education and screening services for prostate cancer to men at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level who are uninsured or under-insured.
More Resources
National Cancer Institute: [https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate] NJ Cancer Incidence Data: [http://www.nj.gov/health/ces/cancer-researchers/cancer-data/]
Footnote References
1. CDC, [https://www.cdc.gov/prostate-cancer/statistics/index.html Prostate Cancer Statistics], 2/5/24 2. CDC WONDER, Underlying Cause of Death online database: [https://wonder.cdc.gov/ucd-icd10.html]