Monday, December 15, 2014

Ovarian Cancer Facts for NJ

Today I made a presentation about ovarian cancer to the members of the Hunterdon Mercer Chronic Disease Coalition. I thought I would share some facts with my readers.

In 2011 there were 699 cases of Ovarian Cancer diagnosed in NJ.
  •  Hunterdon County  7 
  •  Mercer County 28
In 2011 in NJ there were 483 deaths due to Ovarian Cancer
  • Hunterdon County 6 
  • Mercer County 21
I found the information on the NJ Cancer Registry site at www.cancer-rates.info/nj/index.php   
Information about how to use the site can be found here. It is a three frame window and takes some time to load. 
A link to a report of Cancer Incidence & Mortality in New Jersey, 2007-2011 can be found at 
http://www.state.nj.us/health/ces/documents/report07-11.pdf

I appreciate the opportunity to present the information for all the Coalition members. 




Dee
Every Day is a Blessing!
 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

How interesting. Much rarer than I thought. I guess it helps me understand why there are such limited resources for OVCA in the area.
Susan