Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, 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 3250.8 500.8 7.7 3336.2 391.0 6.1 1100.2 170.0 4.5 1176.4 125.3 3.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 72.8 11.1 1.1 43.2 5.0 0.7 16.2 2.5 0.5 10.2 1.0 0.3
Esophagus 43.2 6.7 0.9 18.8 2.0 0.4 36.6 5.6 0.8 14.6 1.5 0.4
Stomach 86.4 13.4 1.3 68.4 7.5 0.8 41.8 6.4 0.9 37.0 4.0 0.6
Colorectal 356.2 54.8 2.6 377.4 39.7 1.9 120.0 18.5 1.5 126.6 12.4 1.0
Colon excluding rectum 245.6 37.8 2.1 281.0 29.0 1.6 105.0 16.2 1.4 112.6 11.0 0.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 110.6 17.0 1.4 96.4 10.7 1.0 15.0 2.3 0.5 14.0 1.4 0.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 76.2 11.5 1.2 33.0 3.7 0.6 49.4 7.5 0.9 29.8 3.1 0.5
Pancreas 93.4 14.3 1.3 107.2 10.9 1.0 75.2 11.5 1.2 87.2 8.8 0.8
Larynx 44.0 6.7 0.9 11.0 1.3 0.4 13.4 2.0 0.5 2.8 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 413.6 63.9 2.8 378.4 42.0 1.9 291.0 45.0 2.3 243.2 25.9 1.5
Melanoma of the skin 95.0 14.6 1.3 89.6 10.8 1.0 14.4 2.2 0.5 12.4 1.4 0.4
Female breast       890.2 110.2 3.3       201.6 22.3 1.4
Cervix uteri       64.0 8.8 1.0       17.4 2.1 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       235.2 28.6 1.7       36.4 4.0 0.6
Ovary       108.6 13.2 1.1       69.6 7.9 0.9
Prostate 846.6 130.3 3.9       103.2 16.1 1.4      
Testis 36.6 5.3 0.8       1.6 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 252.4 39.0 2.2 84.4 8.9 0.9 48.8 7.6 1.0 22.8 2.2 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 144.8 22.3 1.6 83.4 9.8 1.0 28.8 4.5 0.7 18.8 2.0 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 53.0 8.3 1.0 42.0 5.4 0.8 30.2 4.7 0.8 23.2 2.7 0.5
Thyroid 38.8 5.9 0.8 128.8 18.3 1.4 3.8 0.6 0.3 5.6 0.6 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 23.6 3.7 0.7 21.6 3.2 0.6 4.0 0.6 0.3 2.0 0.2 0.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 145.0 22.3 1.6 141.6 16.2 1.2 46.0 7.1 0.9 44.2 4.7 0.6
Multiple myeloma 39.8 6.1 0.9 39.0 4.3 0.6 19.4 3.0 0.6 16.2 1.7 0.4
Leukemias 104.0 16.4 1.4 77.8 9.1 1.0 56.6 8.9 1.0 44.6 4.9 0.7

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.