Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, Kings County (Brooklyn), 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 | 1881.8 | 566.3 | 12.1 | 1924.4 | 356.4 | 7.2 | 571.4 | 194.9 | 7.7 | 701.8 | 132.6 | 4.4 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 48.0 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 26.2 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 16.2 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 6.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Esophagus | 27.8 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 15.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 22.4 | 6.5 | 1.3 | 9.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Stomach | 53.4 | 18.4 | 2.4 | 48.2 | 9.4 | 1.2 | 27.8 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 24.0 | 4.8 | 0.9 |
| Colorectal | 185.0 | 57.8 | 4.0 | 219.8 | 41.4 | 2.5 | 68.2 | 22.9 | 2.6 | 80.2 | 15.4 | 1.5 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 136.8 | 43.6 | 3.5 | 167.8 | 31.8 | 2.2 | 59.6 | 20.2 | 2.5 | 69.0 | 13.3 | 1.4 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 48.2 | 14.2 | 1.9 | 52.0 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 8.6 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 45.6 | 12.9 | 1.8 | 19.6 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 28.8 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Pancreas | 39.6 | 13.0 | 1.9 | 53.6 | 10.3 | 1.2 | 30.6 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 43.6 | 8.4 | 1.1 |
| Larynx | 25.4 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Lung and bronchus | 189.2 | 58.7 | 3.9 | 176.8 | 33.1 | 2.2 | 130.0 | 40.9 | 3.3 | 114.6 | 21.7 | 1.8 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Female breast | 556.6 | 101.8 | 3.8 | 150.6 | 27.9 | 2.0 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 84.8 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 27.2 | 5.0 | 0.8 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 164.0 | 29.2 | 2.0 | 46.2 | 8.6 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Ovary | 52.4 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 31.2 | 5.8 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Prostate | 846.4 | 253.3 | 8.0 | 113.0 | 49.0 | 4.3 | ||||||
| Testis | 5.8 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 41.8 | 14.2 | 2.0 | 29.6 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 50.2 | 14.0 | 1.8 | 38.6 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 17.2 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 17.4 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 7.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Thyroid | 11.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 65.6 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 14.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 12.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 66.0 | 18.1 | 2.0 | 67.2 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 16.4 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 20.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| Multiple myeloma | 42.0 | 13.1 | 1.9 | 51.6 | 9.8 | 1.2 | 13.6 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 16.8 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Leukemias | 33.2 | 10.0 | 1.7 | 33.4 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 15.6 | 4.8 | 1.1 | 15.8 | 3.0 | 0.7 |
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.


