Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, Kings County (Brooklyn), 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 3058.0 502.7 8.0 3269.4 414.6 6.5 972.6 161.8 4.6 1043.8 121.9 3.4
Oral cavity and pharynx 72.4 11.8 1.2 42.0 5.2 0.7 17.6 2.9 0.6 8.0 1.0 0.3
Esophagus 34.0 5.6 0.9 13.6 1.5 0.4 28.6 4.7 0.8 10.6 1.1 0.3
Stomach 100.2 16.8 1.5 70.2 8.3 0.9 45.6 7.6 1.0 30.0 3.4 0.6
Colorectal 360.6 59.8 2.8 378.0 44.4 2.1 122.0 20.5 1.6 124.0 13.6 1.1
Colon excluding rectum 249.4 41.4 2.3 290.0 33.5 1.8 106.6 18.0 1.5 107.8 11.7 1.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 111.2 18.3 1.5 88.0 11.0 1.1 15.4 2.5 0.6 16.2 1.8 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 75.0 12.1 1.2 35.6 4.4 0.7 53.2 8.6 1.0 30.2 3.5 0.6
Pancreas 99.0 16.4 1.4 106.4 12.1 1.1 73.6 12.2 1.3 79.4 8.7 0.9
Larynx 36.6 5.9 0.9 12.2 1.5 0.4 12.0 2.0 0.5 4.2 0.4 0.2
Lung and bronchus 381.2 63.6 2.9 337.6 40.8 2.0 253.4 42.3 2.3 205.0 24.1 1.5
Melanoma of the skin 109.6 17.8 1.5 88.6 11.7 1.1 15.6 2.6 0.6 13.4 1.6 0.4
Female breast       805.2 107.4 3.4       169.0 20.7 1.4
Cervix uteri       56.4 8.1 1.0       16.2 2.2 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       230.8 29.8 1.8       38.6 4.6 0.7
Ovary       99.2 13.0 1.2       62.4 7.7 0.9
Prostate 687.2 112.7 3.8       80.2 13.5 1.3      
Testis 39.8 5.8 0.8       1.8 0.3 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 224.8 37.5 2.2 85.4 10.0 1.0 31.6 5.3 0.8 18.4 1.9 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 134.2 22.1 1.7 80.6 10.3 1.0 26.0 4.3 0.7 15.6 1.7 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 47.8 7.6 1.0 46.2 6.2 0.8 22.8 3.7 0.7 22.4 3.0 0.6
Thyroid 57.2 9.0 1.1 188.6 27.2 1.8 2.6 0.4 0.2 5.6 0.7 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 24.4 3.8 0.7 24.2 3.4 0.6 4.8 0.8 0.3 2.4 0.3 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 150.6 24.8 1.8 145.0 17.8 1.3 41.6 7.0 1.0 42.4 4.8 0.7
Multiple myeloma 43.6 7.2 1.0 33.2 4.1 0.6 16.8 2.8 0.6 12.0 1.3 0.3
Leukemias 99.2 16.2 1.4 82.0 10.2 1.0 42.0 6.9 0.9 39.2 4.5 0.7

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.