About The Center: Cancer In NJ:
Did You Know

1. Over one million new cases are diagnosed each year in America.
2. Cancer kills approximately 550,000 Americans annually.
3. Cancer remains the second leading cause of death in New Jersey.
4. Over 41,000 New Jerseyans will be diagnosed with cancer this year.
5. New Jersey ranks ninth in the nation in estimated new cases of cancer each year.
6. New Jersey ranks ninth in the nation in cancer mortality.
7. The New Jersey cancer death rate is increasing.
8. Black, Hispanic and indigent populations have a higher than average cancer incidence rate.
9. One of every three New Jersey residents living today is destined to become a cancer patient; 2 of 3 families will be afflicted with this disease.
10. Each year approximately 7,000 New Jersey cancer patients go out of state for treatment.
11. Cancer is estimated to cost the New Jersey economy $3.7 billion a year.

New Jersey receives a mere 10 percent in Federal grants for cancer research, compared to New York and Pennsylvania.