Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Asians and Pacific Islanders, Queens County, 2005-2009
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 | 688.4 | 350.9 | 12.8 | 751.2 | 307.8 | 10.2 | 214.0 | 124.1 | 8.1 | 165.6 | 77.7 | 5.5 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 25.4 | 11.1 | 2.1 | 14.2 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Esophagus | 8.4 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Stomach | 55.0 | 29.1 | 3.8 | 26.2 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 20.8 | 12.1 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 1.5 |
| Colorectal | 85.8 | 43.2 | 4.5 | 78.0 | 34.7 | 3.6 | 24.0 | 14.5 | 2.8 | 17.6 | 8.5 | 1.8 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 55.6 | 29.0 | 3.7 | 51.2 | 23.3 | 3.0 | 20.8 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 15.0 | 7.3 | 1.7 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 30.2 | 14.2 | 2.5 | 26.8 | 11.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 52.0 | 22.8 | 3.0 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 1.8 | 30.8 | 16.2 | 2.8 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 1.5 |
| Pancreas | 19.8 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 16.2 | 8.0 | 1.8 | 14.2 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 11.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| Larynx | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Lung and bronchus | 94.0 | 52.9 | 5.2 | 56.8 | 26.0 | 3.1 | 57.2 | 33.9 | 4.3 | 27.2 | 13.4 | 2.3 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Female breast | 232.6 | 88.0 | 5.2 | 24.8 | 10.4 | 1.9 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 30.2 | 11.5 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 49.2 | 19.0 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Ovary | 28.8 | 10.9 | 1.8 | 9.8 | 4.1 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Prostate | 138.0 | 72.4 | 5.8 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 2.2 | ||||||
| Testis | 3.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 32.6 | 18.4 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 26.2 | 11.6 | 2.1 | 12.8 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 12.2 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Thyroid | 15.0 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 66.8 | 24.9 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 25.2 | 12.3 | 2.3 | 25.2 | 10.5 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 |
| Multiple myeloma | 7.0 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Leukemias | 19.4 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 8.6 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 7.2 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
Notes
- Incidence data are provisional, November 2011.
- 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.


