Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, Nassau 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 3709.8 595.8 8.7 3688.8 485.7 7.2 1119.0 179.9 4.7 1200.0 142.9 3.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 85.4 13.6 1.3 44.8 6.1 0.8 16.8 2.7 0.6 9.4 1.1 0.3
Esophagus 50.2 8.1 1.0 13.4 1.6 0.4 41.8 6.7 0.9 12.0 1.3 0.3
Stomach 56.0 9.0 1.1 40.4 5.0 0.7 26.4 4.3 0.7 25.8 3.0 0.5
Colorectal 344.4 55.2 2.6 347.6 41.4 2.0 111.4 18.1 1.5 114.4 13.0 1.1
Colon excluding rectum 237.8 38.2 2.2 260.4 30.3 1.7 92.6 15.1 1.4 99.2 11.2 1.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 106.6 17.0 1.5 87.2 11.1 1.1 18.8 3.0 0.6 15.2 1.7 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 61.8 9.7 1.1 23.4 2.9 0.5 41.8 6.6 0.9 20.2 2.3 0.5
Pancreas 105.0 16.8 1.4 101.4 12.0 1.1 90.2 14.3 1.3 82.4 9.5 0.9
Larynx 32.6 5.2 0.8 10.0 1.3 0.4 7.4 1.2 0.4 2.2 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 426.8 68.2 2.9 480.0 59.1 2.4 294.0 46.9 2.4 297.6 35.7 1.8
Melanoma of the skin 207.4 33.6 2.1 145.6 20.5 1.6 27.2 4.4 0.7 16.2 2.1 0.5
Female breast       1065.0 145.2 4.0       178.4 22.0 1.5
Cervix uteri       43.8 7.2 1.0       9.8 1.4 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       252.8 33.2 1.9       37.6 4.5 0.7
Ovary       123.2 16.6 1.3       83.2 10.1 1.0
Prostate 1043.8 164.8 4.5       104.6 17.0 1.5      
Testis 36.0 7.3 1.1       1.0 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 317.0 50.5 2.5 110.6 13.2 1.1 45.0 7.1 0.9 17.0 1.8 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 167.4 26.7 1.8 88.8 11.8 1.1 27.6 4.4 0.7 18.2 2.1 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 49.6 8.4 1.1 43.2 6.2 0.9 27.0 4.4 0.7 25.2 3.3 0.6
Thyroid 56.4 9.4 1.1 152.0 25.2 1.9 4.0 0.6 0.3 3.0 0.4 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 25.6 4.6 0.8 19.6 3.5 0.7 3.0 0.5 0.2 2.6 0.4 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 177.2 28.9 1.9 165.0 21.4 1.5 47.6 7.7 1.0 45.8 5.1 0.7
Multiple myeloma 47.8 7.6 1.0 40.0 4.8 0.7 25.2 4.0 0.7 22.0 2.6 0.5
Leukemias 113.8 18.7 1.6 83.0 10.8 1.1 59.8 9.8 1.1 47.8 5.7 0.8

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.