Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, Nassau 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 | 314.2 | 632.1 | 34.8 | 311.0 | 414.9 | 21.1 | 96.0 | 223.6 | 22.7 | 108.0 | 150.3 | 13.0 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 7.0 | 11.5 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Esophagus | 3.4 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Stomach | 9.0 | 21.6 | 7.1 | 8.0 | 11.2 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| Colorectal | 34.6 | 71.5 | 12.0 | 36.0 | 51.5 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 26.5 | 7.8 | 13.6 | 19.4 | 4.7 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 27.2 | 59.2 | 11.3 | 27.8 | 39.5 | 6.7 | 9.6 | 23.6 | 7.5 | 11.2 | 15.9 | 4.3 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 7.4 | 12.2 | 4.1 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 7.2 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Pancreas | 6.8 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 10.8 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 11.9 | 3.6 |
| Larynx | 4.8 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Lung and bronchus | 31.8 | 70.6 | 12.3 | 25.4 | 35.6 | 6.3 | 19.0 | 44.0 | 10.1 | 15.6 | 22.2 | 5.0 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Female breast | 100.6 | 126.5 | 11.3 | 22.8 | 28.9 | 5.4 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 8.0 | 10.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 21.2 | 26.9 | 5.2 | 6.6 | 9.0 | 3.1 | ||||||
| Ovary | 8.2 | 11.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 2.7 | ||||||
| Prostate | 138.4 | 272.3 | 22.2 | 18.2 | 56.5 | 12.8 | ||||||
| Testis | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 6.6 | 13.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 10.0 | 19.5 | 6.0 | 10.2 | 13.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| Thyroid | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 13.4 | 25.3 | 6.9 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Multiple myeloma | 8.2 | 17.5 | 6.1 | 9.4 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 2.8 |
| Leukemias | 7.4 | 12.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
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.
