Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, Queens County, 2006-2010

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 3292.4 551.5 8.5 3327.0 433.9 6.8 1076.4 181.2 4.9 1129.8 132.4 3.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 79.8 13.2 1.3 46.0 5.9 0.8 16.8 2.8 0.6 9.2 1.0 0.3
Esophagus 41.2 6.8 0.9 13.0 1.5 0.4 34.6 5.8 0.9 14.8 1.8 0.4
Stomach 83.2 14.0 1.4 61.8 7.5 0.9 39.4 6.6 0.9 31.8 3.8 0.6
Colorectal 346.8 58.1 2.8 347.8 41.0 2.0 115.4 19.5 1.6 124.8 13.5 1.1
Colon excluding rectum 233.0 39.1 2.3 261.2 30.2 1.7 101.6 17.1 1.5 109.6 11.8 1.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 113.8 19.0 1.6 86.6 10.9 1.1 13.8 2.3 0.6 15.2 1.7 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 78.8 13.0 1.3 31.6 3.9 0.6 52.6 8.7 1.1 27.8 3.2 0.6
Pancreas 99.8 16.6 1.5 103.6 11.8 1.0 77.2 12.9 1.3 83.0 9.2 0.9
Larynx 43.8 7.3 1.0 12.0 1.6 0.4 12.4 2.1 0.5 2.8 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 404.2 68.3 3.0 388.0 47.8 2.2 275.4 46.5 2.5 236.6 27.7 1.6
Melanoma of the skin 96.0 16.1 1.4 97.0 12.7 1.2 13.0 2.2 0.5 13.0 1.6 0.4
Female breast       897.0 123.3 3.7       178.6 21.9 1.5
Cervix uteri       65.4 10.0 1.1       18.8 2.4 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       225.2 30.2 1.8       37.4 4.5 0.7
Ovary       103.0 13.9 1.2       63.4 7.7 0.9
Prostate 896.2 149.4 4.4       106.8 18.1 1.5      
Testis 36.0 5.8 0.9       2.2 0.3 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 250.0 42.1 2.3 85.0 9.9 1.0 49.0 8.2 1.0 23.4 2.5 0.5
Kidney and renal pelvis 137.0 22.9 1.7 80.4 10.5 1.1 30.4 5.0 0.8 17.4 2.0 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 50.0 8.5 1.1 41.0 6.0 0.9 30.8 5.2 0.8 23.0 3.0 0.6
Thyroid 46.4 7.6 1.0 149.8 23.6 1.7 3.8 0.7 0.3 8.0 1.0 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 24.8 4.2 0.7 22.0 3.5 0.7 3.8 0.6 0.3 2.2 0.3 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 149.4 25.1 1.8 143.8 18.3 1.4 43.2 7.2 1.0 38.4 4.2 0.6
Myeloma 47.4 7.9 1.0 36.8 4.4 0.7 20.0 3.4 0.7 17.0 1.9 0.4
Leukemias 96.8 16.7 1.5 78.2 10.2 1.1 52.2 8.9 1.1 44.0 5.4 0.8

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2012.
  • 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.