Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, Queens 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 3295.6 504.7 7.7 3338.6 392.4 6.2 1084.4 166.9 4.5 1143.8 121.5 3.3
Oral cavity and pharynx 78.6 11.8 1.2 43.2 5.0 0.7 16.6 2.5 0.5 8.6 0.9 0.3
Esophagus 43.8 6.7 0.9 16.4 1.8 0.4 38.0 5.8 0.8 15.8 1.7 0.4
Stomach 85.4 13.2 1.3 67.2 7.4 0.8 42.8 6.6 0.9 32.8 3.5 0.6
Colorectal 346.6 53.1 2.5 358.2 38.0 1.8 115.4 17.8 1.5 127.4 12.4 1.0
Colon excluding rectum 237.6 36.5 2.1 269.2 28.1 1.6 102.0 15.7 1.4 112.8 10.9 0.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 109.0 16.6 1.4 89.0 10.0 1.0 13.4 2.1 0.5 14.6 1.5 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 78.0 11.7 1.2 33.6 3.7 0.6 51.0 7.7 1.0 28.8 3.0 0.5
Pancreas 96.2 14.6 1.3 103.8 10.6 0.9 76.2 11.6 1.2 84.0 8.5 0.8
Larynx 43.8 6.6 0.9 12.0 1.4 0.4 13.4 2.0 0.5 2.6 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 414.2 63.8 2.8 384.8 42.8 2.0 283.6 43.8 2.3 236.0 25.0 1.5
Melanoma of the skin 97.4 14.9 1.3 99.4 11.8 1.1 13.4 2.1 0.5 12.0 1.4 0.4
Female breast       885.2 109.7 3.3       193.0 21.4 1.4
Cervix uteri       66.4 9.2 1.0       17.2 2.0 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       230.6 28.1 1.7       36.4 4.0 0.6
Ovary       106.2 12.9 1.1       66.4 7.4 0.8
Prostate 883.8 135.0 4.0       102.8 16.0 1.4      
Testis 37.2 5.4 0.8       2.0 0.3 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 251.8 38.8 2.2 86.4 9.2 0.9 45.8 7.1 0.9 24.8 2.4 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 138.8 21.2 1.6 80.8 9.5 1.0 29.2 4.4 0.7 17.0 1.8 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 50.4 7.8 1.0 42.0 5.5 0.8 32.4 5.0 0.8 23.2 2.8 0.5
Thyroid 45.2 6.8 0.9 140.2 19.8 1.5 4.2 0.7 0.3 6.4 0.7 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 25.6 3.9 0.7 21.2 3.1 0.6 4.0 0.6 0.3 2.8 0.3 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 150.0 23.0 1.7 144.8 16.6 1.2 44.4 6.8 0.9 39.4 4.1 0.6
Multiple myeloma 44.0 6.7 0.9 40.8 4.5 0.6 18.8 2.9 0.6 15.8 1.6 0.4
Leukemias 99.0 15.6 1.4 77.8 9.1 1.0 53.4 8.3 1.0 44.2 4.9 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.