Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, Queens County, 2006-2010

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 1084.6 589.4 16.4 1045.6 368.1 10.1 297.4 181.8 9.7 366.4 129.6 6.0
Oral cavity and pharynx 21.8 10.5 2.0 12.6 4.3 1.1 6.6 3.6 1.3 2.6 0.9 0.5
Esophagus 8.6 5.3 1.6 6.4 2.3 0.8 8.2 5.0 1.6 3.8 1.4 0.6
Stomach 31.6 18.8 3.1 24.6 8.7 1.6 14.6 8.9 2.1 14.6 5.3 1.2
Colorectal 98.8 56.2 5.2 128.6 45.5 3.5 29.6 18.2 3.1 44.6 15.8 2.1
Colon excluding rectum 70.2 40.9 4.5 95.2 33.8 3.1 25.8 15.9 2.9 39.8 14.1 2.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 28.6 15.3 2.6 33.4 11.7 1.8 3.8 2.2 1.0 4.8 1.7 0.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 23.8 12.1 2.3 13.2 4.7 1.1 16.0 8.5 2.0 7.4 2.6 0.8
Pancreas 22.8 13.4 2.6 31.6 11.3 1.8 20.8 12.6 2.5 22.8 8.2 1.5
Larynx 12.4 6.9 1.8 4.6 1.5 0.6 5.0 2.6 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.4
Lung and bronchus 103.0 58.8 5.3 107.0 37.7 3.2 69.8 41.3 4.5 66.0 23.6 2.6
Melanoma of the skin 2.4 1.1 0.7 3.6 1.3 0.6 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.2
Female breast       311.2 108.2 5.4       66.0 23.0 2.5
Cervix uteri       32.0 11.5 1.8       9.0 3.2 0.9
Corpus uterus and NOS       84.6 29.3 2.8       20.2 7.1 1.4
Ovary       29.0 10.0 1.6       20.0 7.0 1.4
Prostate 498.0 261.9 10.7       52.6 37.4 4.7      
Testis 3.0 1.4 0.7       0.4 0.2 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 35.0 21.6 3.3 19.4 7.0 1.4 8.0 5.6 1.8 5.8 2.1 0.8
Kidney and renal pelvis 38.2 19.3 2.8 23.2 8.1 1.5 5.4 3.1 1.2 5.0 1.7 0.7
Brain and other nervous system 10.2 5.3 1.5 10.6 4.1 1.1 4.2 2.2 1.0 3.8 1.4 0.6
Thyroid 5.6 2.7 1.0 28.4 10.1 1.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.4 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.4 3.5 1.2 7.2 2.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.2 1.0 0.4 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 35.4 18.5 2.8 32.0 11.5 1.8 9.2 5.1 1.5 9.4 3.3 1.0
Myeloma 28.8 16.3 2.8 24.0 8.3 1.5 10.6 6.5 1.8 10.6 3.7 1.0
Leukemias 21.4 12.1 2.4 22.4 8.2 1.5 8.8 5.4 1.7 10.0 3.6 1.0

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2012.
  • 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.