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.