NJSHAD - Health Indicator Report - Oral Cavity & Pharynx Cancer Incidence by Year and Sex, 1990 to 2021

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Male
	1	Male	1990	1990	17.1	15.7	18.6	586
	1	Male	1991	1991	15.9	14.5	17.3	546
	1	Male	1992	1992	16.7	15.4	18.2	586
	1	Male	1993	1993	15.9	14.6	17.4	545
	1	Male	1994	1994	15.8	14.5	17.2	552
	1	Male	1995	1995	17.2	15.9	18.7	615
	1	Male	1996	1996	16.4	15.1	17.8	600
	1	Male	1997	1997	16.5	15.2	17.9	605
	1	Male	1998	1998	16.0	14.8	17.4	608
	1	Male	1999	1999	14.5	13.3	15.8	554
	1	Male	2000	2000	15.5	14.3	16.8	600
	1	Male	2001	2001	14.8	13.7	16.1	587
	1	Male	2002	2002	15.1	13.9	16.3	600
	1	Male	2003	2003	14.4	13.3	15.6	586
	1	Male	2004	2004	14.6	13.4	15.8	607
	1	Male	2005	2005	14.4	13.3	15.7	605
	1	Male	2006	2006	15.6	14.5	16.9	673
	1	Male	2007	2007	15.5	14.3	16.7	670
	1	Male	2008	2008	14.5	13.4	15.7	643
	1	Male	2009	2009	16.0	14.8	17.2	716
	1	Male	2010	2010	15.5	14.4	16.7	721
	1	Male	2011	2011	15.1	14.0	16.3	710
	1	Male	2012	2012	14.9	13.8	16.1	727
	1	Male	2013	2013	16.4	15.3	17.6	797
	1	Male	2014	2014	16.3	15.2	17.5	817
	1	Male	2015	2015	16.1	15.0	17.3	834
	1	Male	2016	2016	17.1	16.0	18.3	898
	1	Male	2017	2017	17.3	16.1	18.5	927
	1	Male	2018	2018	16.7	15.6	17.9	914
	1	Male	2019	2019	17.5	16.4	18.7	964
	1	Male	2020	2020	15.5	14.5	16.6	865
	1	Male	2021	2021	16.8	15.7	18.0	953
Female
	2	Female	1990	1990	7.1	6.4	8.0	317
	2	Female	1991	1991	6.4	5.7	7.2	283
	2	Female	1992	1992	5.9	5.2	6.6	266
	2	Female	1993	1993	7.1	6.3	7.9	329
	2	Female	1994	1994	6.5	5.8	7.3	300
	2	Female	1995	1995	7.2	6.4	8.0	336
	2	Female	1996	1996	6.8	6.1	7.6	315
	2	Female	1997	1997	6.2	5.5	6.9	296
	2	Female	1998	1998	6.3	5.6	7.1	304
	2	Female	1999	1999	7.1	6.4	7.9	346
	2	Female	2000	2000	5.8	5.1	6.5	288
	2	Female	2001	2001	6.1	5.4	6.9	304
	2	Female	2002	2002	5.8	5.2	6.6	293
	2	Female	2003	2003	6.0	5.3	6.7	299
	2	Female	2004	2004	6.4	5.7	7.1	325
	2	Female	2005	2005	5.7	5.0	6.3	290
	2	Female	2006	2006	6.5	5.8	7.3	337
	2	Female	2007	2007	5.6	4.9	6.2	295
	2	Female	2008	2008	6.2	5.5	6.9	328
	2	Female	2009	2009	6.5	5.9	7.3	347
	2	Female	2010	2010	5.6	5.0	6.3	308
	2	Female	2011	2011	6.5	5.8	7.2	358
	2	Female	2012	2012	6.0	5.4	6.7	341
	2	Female	2013	2013	6.5	5.8	7.2	369
	2	Female	2014	2014	5.8	5.1	6.4	334
	2	Female	2015	2015	6.5	5.8	7.2	384
	2	Female	2016	2016	5.6	5.0	6.3	339
	2	Female	2017	2017	6.9	6.3	7.7	412
	2	Female	2018	2018	6.6	6.0	7.3	411
	2	Female	2019	2019	6.2	5.6	6.9	380
	2	Female	2020	2020	6.5	5.9	7.2	404
	2	Female	2021	2021	6.1	5.5	6.8	398

Why Is This Important?

During 2021, 953 male and 398 female New Jersey residents were diagnosed with cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx. The most common sites for oral cavity and pharynx cancers are the tongue, floor of the mouth, gums, lip, tonsil, or lower pharynx. The most common risk factors for getting cancer of the oral cavity are tobacco use (both cigarette smoking and smokeless/chewing tobacco) and drinking alcoholic beverages in excess.

Definition

Incidence rate of invasive oral cavity and pharynx cancer 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 and compared to 2019 is partly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients experienced difficulties scheduling medical appointments and cancer screening tests in 2020.

Incidence data for 2021 are considered preliminary due to possible reporting delays.

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 oral cavity and pharynx cancer among a defined population in a specified time interval.
Denominator:
Defined population in a specified time interval.

Related Health Objectives and Indicators

Environmental Public Health Tracking Indicator CA-91

Description: Incidence of oral cancer
https://ephtracking.cdc.gov/indicatorPages?selectedContentAreaAbbreviation=9&selectedIndicatorId=91

Health Care System Factors

See https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening for oral cancer screening recommendations.

Risk Factors

See https://www.cancer.gov/types/head-and-neck/hp/oral-prevention-pdq#_226 for oropharyngeal cancer risk factors.

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Health Status Outcomes

See https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/oralcav.html for the current 5-year survival rate for oropharyngeal cancer.

Related Health Status Outcomes Indicators:

Deaths due to Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Oral Cavity & Pharynx Cancer Incidence by Year and Sex, 1990 to 2021