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.