Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, Queens 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 | 1024.4 | 563.3 | 16.2 | 979.8 | 347.8 | 9.8 | 304.6 | 189.0 | 10.1 | 357.8 | 128.2 | 6.0 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 24.2 | 12.2 | 2.3 | 12.0 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Esophagus | 10.0 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| Stomach | 30.4 | 18.2 | 3.1 | 27.0 | 9.9 | 1.7 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 14.6 | 5.5 | 1.3 |
| Colorectal | 94.6 | 55.3 | 5.2 | 124.2 | 44.4 | 3.5 | 31.0 | 19.6 | 3.3 | 41.6 | 15.1 | 2.1 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 68.8 | 41.0 | 4.6 | 93.2 | 33.4 | 3.1 | 26.6 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 38.0 | 13.7 | 2.0 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 25.8 | 14.3 | 2.6 | 31.0 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 22.2 | 11.4 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 15.6 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Pancreas | 18.4 | 10.4 | 2.2 | 28.4 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 18.0 | 10.7 | 2.3 | 22.8 | 8.2 | 1.5 |
| Larynx | 13.6 | 7.5 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Lung and bronchus | 108.4 | 63.0 | 5.6 | 99.2 | 35.1 | 3.1 | 72.4 | 42.7 | 4.6 | 62.8 | 22.5 | 2.5 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Female breast | 297.4 | 104.4 | 5.3 | 71.2 | 25.0 | 2.6 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 28.2 | 10.1 | 1.7 | 7.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 82.2 | 28.4 | 2.8 | 19.8 | 7.0 | 1.4 | ||||||
| Ovary | 27.6 | 9.6 | 1.6 | 21.0 | 7.5 | 1.4 | ||||||
| Prostate | 473.2 | 253.0 | 10.6 | 56.0 | 41.3 | 5.1 | ||||||
| Testis | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 30.2 | 19.1 | 3.3 | 17.8 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 33.2 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 20.6 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 11.4 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Thyroid | 5.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 22.6 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 7.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 31.0 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 28.4 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 8.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Multiple myeloma | 24.0 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 23.2 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 9.0 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 |
| Leukemias | 17.0 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 7.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 |
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.
