Why Is This Important?

In New Jersey, 384 males and 298 females were diagnosed with brain and other nervous system (ONS) cancers during 2020. While a variety of risk factors have been found for brain and ONS cancers, the cause of most of these tumors is not fully understood.

Definition

Incidence rate of invasive brain and other nervous system cancers for a defined population in a specified time interval. Rates are age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. Standard Population. Rates are per 100,000 population.

Data Notes

• Data have been age-adjusted to the U.S. 2000 standard population.
• Incidence rates (cases per 100,000 population per year) are age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population (19 age groups: <1, 1-4, 5-9, ..., 80-84, 85+). Rates are for invasive cancer only (except for bladder cancer which is invasive and in situ) or unless otherwise specified. 2020 data are considered preliminary and should not be used in trend analyses; an approximate 10% decrease in the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2020 compared to 2019, is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients experienced difficulties scheduling medical appointments and cancer screening tests in 2020.

Data Sources

• SEER*Stat, National Center Institute
  (https://www.seer.cancer.gov/seerstat)
• Bridged-race population estimates, National Cancer Institute
  (https://seer.cancer.gov/popdata/)

How the Measure is Calculated

• Numerator:

  Number of new cases of brain and other nervous system cancers among a defined population in a specified time interval.

• Denominator:

  Defined population in a specified time interval.

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

• Incidence of Childhood Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers

Health Topic Pages Related to: Incidence of Brain and Other Nervous System Cancers

• Brain and Nervous System
• Cancer