Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, Nassau 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 | 326.6 | 635.9 | 34.1 | 320.6 | 421.0 | 21.1 | 96.2 | 216.3 | 21.9 | 107.4 | 146.5 | 12.7 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 6.4 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Esophagus | 4.0 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Stomach | 10.8 | 24.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 13.7 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| Colorectal | 34.6 | 66.8 | 11.0 | 37.2 | 51.0 | 7.5 | 11.4 | 25.3 | 7.3 | 13.4 | 18.2 | 4.5 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 26.6 | 53.0 | 10.1 | 27.8 | 37.8 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 22.9 | 7.1 | 10.8 | 14.6 | 4.0 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 8.0 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 9.4 | 13.1 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 9.4 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 8.8 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Pancreas | 8.0 | 14.7 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 13.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 10.4 | 4.6 | 7.0 | 9.5 | 3.2 |
| Larynx | 3.6 | 9.0 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Lung and bronchus | 28.4 | 65.2 | 12.0 | 27.0 | 37.1 | 6.4 | 18.8 | 43.1 | 9.9 | 16.4 | 22.8 | 5.1 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Female breast | 105.2 | 131.0 | 11.5 | 24.2 | 30.4 | 5.5 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 8.0 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 23.0 | 29.3 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 3.1 | ||||||
| Ovary | 8.0 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 2.8 | ||||||
| Prostate | 144.2 | 272.7 | 21.6 | 17.4 | 51.0 | 11.8 | ||||||
| Testis | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 7.6 | 15.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 11.8 | 22.4 | 6.3 | 11.0 | 14.2 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 1.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Thyroid | 2.0 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 12.8 | 16.2 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 13.4 | 25.0 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 11.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| Multiple myeloma | 9.6 | 18.7 | 5.8 | 9.6 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 2.7 |
| Leukemias | 6.0 | 10.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
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.
