Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Blacks, Queens 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 1053.4 570.7 16.2 1004.6 355.0 9.9 295.6 182.5 9.9 356.0 126.2 5.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 23.8 11.5 2.1 11.8 4.1 1.1 8.0 4.1 1.3 2.2 0.7 0.4
Esophagus 9.8 5.9 1.8 7.4 2.6 0.8 7.6 4.4 1.5 4.4 1.5 0.6
Stomach 30.2 17.8 3.0 25.8 9.3 1.6 15.8 9.5 2.2 14.6 5.3 1.2
Colorectal 96.4 54.8 5.2 121.6 43.3 3.5 30.4 19.1 3.2 42.4 15.3 2.1
Colon excluding rectum 67.2 39.4 4.4 90.4 32.3 3.0 26.8 17.0 3.0 38.4 13.8 2.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 29.2 15.5 2.6 31.2 11.1 1.7 3.6 2.1 1.0 4.0 1.5 0.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 24.6 12.5 2.3 11.0 3.9 1.0 15.4 8.5 2.0 7.2 2.5 0.8
Pancreas 20.8 11.9 2.4 29.0 10.5 1.7 19.6 11.9 2.5 21.4 7.6 1.5
Larynx 13.4 7.3 1.8 3.8 1.3 0.6 5.8 2.9 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.4
Lung and bronchus 105.2 60.4 5.4 103.8 36.4 3.2 70.0 40.7 4.5 63.0 22.4 2.5
Melanoma of the skin 2.2 1.0 0.6 2.8 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.2
Female breast       302.4 105.7 5.4       67.8 23.6 2.5
Cervix uteri       30.0 10.7 1.7       8.2 2.8 0.9
Corpus uterus and NOS       82.6 28.4 2.8       20.2 7.1 1.4
Ovary       28.2 9.7 1.6       18.8 6.5 1.3
Prostate 486.2 255.0 10.6       51.6 38.3 4.9      
Testis 3.0 1.4 0.7       0.4 0.2 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 33.0 20.6 3.3 18.6 6.7 1.4 7.0 5.4 1.9 6.0 2.2 0.8
Kidney and renal pelvis 33.4 17.0 2.7 23.2 8.2 1.5 5.6 3.5 1.4 4.6 1.6 0.7
Brain and other nervous system 11.0 5.7 1.6 11.0 4.2 1.1 3.6 2.0 1.0 3.6 1.3 0.6
Thyroid 6.4 3.1 1.1 26.6 9.5 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.8 0.6 0.4
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.6 3.2 1.1 6.4 2.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.3 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 35.0 18.1 2.8 31.2 11.3 1.8 9.0 5.0 1.6 9.6 3.4 1.0
Multiple myeloma 25.8 14.4 2.6 22.0 7.6 1.4 10.0 5.9 1.7 10.4 3.6 1.0
Leukemias 18.0 10.2 2.2 17.8 6.5 1.4 8.4 5.3 1.7 8.2 3.0 0.9

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.