Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, New York County (Manhattan), 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 843.6 632.2 19.5 814.6 413.2 12.9 285.4 232.3 12.3 324.4 158.0 7.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 24.2 17.6 3.2 11.2 5.8 1.5 6.4 5.1 1.8 3.6 1.8 0.8
Esophagus 11.8 9.1 2.4 7.0 3.4 1.1 7.4 6.1 2.0 6.6 3.2 1.1
Stomach 21.0 16.9 3.3 19.6 9.4 1.9 10.6 8.9 2.5 11.4 5.3 1.4
Colorectal 76.4 59.1 6.1 94.8 46.0 4.2 25.8 21.6 3.8 37.4 17.6 2.6
Colon excluding rectum 53.8 42.5 5.2 71.8 34.9 3.7 20.8 17.5 3.4 32.8 15.5 2.4
Rectum & rectosigmoid 22.6 16.6 3.1 23.0 11.1 2.1 5.0 4.1 1.6 4.6 2.2 0.9
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 40.0 28.3 4.0 11.4 5.5 1.4 21.6 15.3 2.9 7.6 3.7 1.2
Pancreas 20.8 15.9 3.1 31.6 15.0 2.4 15.6 12.3 2.8 24.8 11.5 2.0
Larynx 12.6 9.3 2.3 5.4 2.6 1.0 6.0 4.9 1.8 1.4 0.7 0.5
Lung and bronchus 110.4 84.9 7.2 97.2 47.9 4.3 78.8 61.8 6.2 67.4 33.1 3.6
Melanoma of the skin 3.4 2.8 1.4 2.8 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4
Female breast       238.6 125.0 7.2       57.0 28.4 3.4
Cervix uteri       20.2 11.0 2.2       9.0 4.6 1.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       53.0 26.3 3.2       17.8 8.5 1.8
Ovary       19.2 9.7 2.0       13.8 6.9 1.6
Prostate 306.8 227.8 11.6       47.8 44.9 5.8      
Testis 3.0 1.9 1.0       0.2 0.1 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 26.8 21.0 3.7 12.8 6.0 1.5 6.2 5.4 1.9 3.6 1.6 0.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 27.2 19.9 3.4 19.6 9.7 2.0 6.0 4.4 1.6 3.8 1.8 0.8
Brain and other nervous system 5.0 3.6 1.4 6.8 3.6 1.3 2.8 2.1 1.1 3.4 1.7 0.8
Thyroid 4.8 3.2 1.3 20.4 11.3 2.2 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.2 0.6 0.5
Hodgkin lymphoma 8.8 5.9 1.7 4.4 2.4 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.3 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 30.2 21.4 3.4 27.8 14.6 2.5 6.4 4.8 1.7 7.2 3.8 1.3
Multiple myeloma 19.8 15.3 3.1 21.2 10.2 2.0 6.4 5.2 1.8 8.4 4.1 1.2
Leukemias 15.6 12.1 2.7 14.2 7.6 1.8 9.4 7.9 2.3 6.8 3.3 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.