Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, Nassau 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 3750.4 597.5 8.6 3744.8 491.0 7.3 1113.6 177.1 4.7 1172.4 138.7 3.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 82.4 12.9 1.3 48.2 6.4 0.8 18.4 2.9 0.6 8.8 1.0 0.3
Esophagus 49.0 7.8 1.0 14.4 1.7 0.4 39.4 6.2 0.9 11.6 1.3 0.3
Stomach 52.4 8.4 1.0 39.2 4.8 0.7 22.4 3.5 0.7 25.8 3.0 0.5
Colorectal 318.6 50.8 2.5 329.4 38.8 1.9 109.0 17.6 1.5 110.6 12.5 1.1
Colon excluding rectum 222.0 35.4 2.1 247.8 28.6 1.6 91.4 14.8 1.4 96.4 10.9 1.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 96.6 15.3 1.4 81.6 10.2 1.0 17.6 2.8 0.6 14.2 1.6 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 60.4 9.4 1.1 25.4 3.1 0.6 44.4 7.0 0.9 22.2 2.5 0.5
Pancreas 110.8 17.6 1.5 100.2 11.6 1.0 87.6 13.8 1.3 85.0 9.8 1.0
Larynx 35.2 5.5 0.8 10.8 1.4 0.4 7.2 1.1 0.4 2.4 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 420.0 66.7 2.9 484.8 59.4 2.4 289.8 45.9 2.4 289.8 34.5 1.8
Melanoma of the skin 219.0 35.2 2.1 151.4 21.6 1.6 25.6 4.1 0.7 17.2 2.2 0.5
Female breast       1107.4 150.5 4.1       170.0 20.8 1.4
Cervix uteri       41.2 6.8 1.0       8.8 1.3 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       252.2 32.9 1.9       36.6 4.5 0.7
Ovary       120.6 16.0 1.3       81.2 9.8 1.0
Prostate 1068.8 166.7 4.5       103.6 16.5 1.4      
Testis 38.2 7.7 1.1       1.0 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 318.4 50.2 2.5 115.8 13.8 1.1 49.2 7.8 1.0 17.6 1.9 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 171.4 27.3 1.8 88.8 11.5 1.1 29.4 4.6 0.8 17.8 2.0 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 48.4 8.3 1.1 45.2 6.5 0.9 25.4 4.1 0.7 27.0 3.6 0.6
Thyroid 62.8 10.5 1.2 161.2 26.7 1.9 4.0 0.6 0.3 4.0 0.5 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 25.8 4.6 0.8 18.4 3.3 0.7 3.2 0.5 0.3 2.6 0.5 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 177.6 28.7 1.9 164.2 21.1 1.5 50.0 7.9 1.0 40.8 4.5 0.6
Multiple myeloma 52.4 8.3 1.0 42.0 5.0 0.7 26.6 4.2 0.7 21.0 2.4 0.5
Leukemias 122.0 19.9 1.6 83.2 10.9 1.1 62.4 10.1 1.1 43.4 5.0 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.