Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Asians and Pacific Islanders, Queens County, 2004-2008
Source: New York State Cancer Registry
| Site of Cancer | Incidence | Mortality | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||||||
| Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 Males | 95% CI (+/-) | Average Annual Cases | Rate per 100,000 Females | 95% CI (+/-) | Average Annual Deaths | Rate per 100,000 Males | 95% CI (+/-) | Average Annual Deaths | Rate per 100,000 Females | 95% CI (+/-) | |
| All Invasive Malignant Tumors | 650.0 | 347.7 | 13.1 | 710.0 | 303.9 | 10.4 | 202.8 | 122.6 | 8.3 | 157.4 | 77.2 | 5.6 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 24.6 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 13.0 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Esophagus | 7.0 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Stomach | 51.6 | 28.1 | 3.8 | 25.4 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 19.6 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 11.2 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| Colorectal | 83.4 | 44.2 | 4.7 | 76.4 | 35.7 | 3.7 | 21.8 | 13.3 | 2.7 | 16.6 | 8.5 | 1.9 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 53.2 | 29.2 | 3.9 | 51.0 | 24.3 | 3.1 | 18.8 | 11.3 | 2.5 | 14.8 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 30.2 | 15.0 | 2.7 | 25.4 | 11.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 50.2 | 23.6 | 3.2 | 15.2 | 7.6 | 1.8 | 29.4 | 16.4 | 2.9 | 9.4 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| Pancreas | 16.6 | 9.1 | 2.1 | 14.8 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 13.2 | 7.4 | 1.9 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 1.6 |
| Larynx | 5.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Lung and bronchus | 93.2 | 55.4 | 5.5 | 54.0 | 26.3 | 3.3 | 55.4 | 35.1 | 4.5 | 26.0 | 13.3 | 2.4 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 3.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Female breast | 212.0 | 83.0 | 5.1 | 25.8 | 11.1 | 2.0 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 32.0 | 12.5 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 47.2 | 18.8 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Ovary | 28.0 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 3.5 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Prostate | 127.4 | 71.2 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Testis | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 29.6 | 18.0 | 3.2 | 9.0 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 22.8 | 11.1 | 2.2 | 12.2 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 10.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Thyroid | 14.2 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 59.4 | 23.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 25.4 | 12.3 | 2.4 | 22.8 | 10.0 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| Multiple myeloma | 5.8 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Leukemias | 19.2 | 9.8 | 2.2 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
Notes
- Incidence data are provisional, November 2010.
- Rates are per 100,000 persons, age-adjusted to the 2000 US standard population, with 95% confidence intervals.
- Rates based on fewer than 4 cases or deaths per year are unstable and should be used with caution. NOS = Not otherwise specified.
- NYSCR mortality statistics might differ slightly from official mortality statistics due to the availability of additional demographic information.


