Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, Suffolk 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 4008.6 621.5 8.8 3955.0 495.3 7.0 1270.6 210.5 5.3 1338.0 160.8 3.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 106.6 15.5 1.3 46.2 5.7 0.7 18.2 2.9 0.6 7.8 0.9 0.3
Esophagus 62.8 9.6 1.1 22.8 2.8 0.5 52.6 8.2 1.0 16.2 1.9 0.4
Stomach 69.6 11.1 1.2 36.0 4.4 0.6 29.2 4.8 0.8 18.6 2.2 0.5
Colorectal 374.2 59.4 2.8 378.6 45.6 2.1 123.4 20.3 1.6 130.6 14.9 1.2
Colon excluding rectum 267.8 43.0 2.4 287.4 34.5 1.8 101.4 16.8 1.5 111.6 12.8 1.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 106.4 16.4 1.4 91.2 11.2 1.0 22.0 3.4 0.7 19.0 2.2 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 63.4 9.2 1.0 25.0 3.0 0.5 42.4 6.4 0.9 23.2 2.8 0.5
Pancreas 101.0 16.0 1.4 112.2 13.4 1.1 84.0 13.3 1.3 91.4 10.9 1.0
Larynx 44.2 6.7 0.9 15.0 1.9 0.4 12.0 2.0 0.5 4.4 0.5 0.2
Lung and bronchus 519.6 83.0 3.3 561.4 69.2 2.6 358.6 58.5 2.8 371.6 45.4 2.1
Melanoma of the skin 201.4 30.7 1.9 133.4 17.7 1.4 31.6 5.0 0.8 17.0 2.2 0.5
Female breast       1103.8 138.3 3.7       197.4 23.7 1.5
Cervix uteri       55.8 7.7 0.9       15.4 1.9 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       250.4 30.6 1.7       36.6 4.4 0.7
Ovary       121.2 15.2 1.2       77.6 9.5 1.0
Prostate 1108.0 166.4 4.5       108.8 20.5 1.8      
Testis 44.2 7.0 0.9       1.6 0.3 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 316.4 51.1 2.6 107.8 13.1 1.1 54.2 9.9 1.2 22.8 2.6 0.5
Kidney and renal pelvis 167.4 25.2 1.7 100.8 12.7 1.1 36.4 6.0 0.9 18.8 2.2 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 61.6 9.4 1.1 40.8 5.5 0.8 39.0 6.0 0.9 23.4 3.0 0.5
Thyroid 66.8 9.7 1.1 181.8 25.7 1.7 4.0 0.7 0.3 3.4 0.4 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 24.6 3.8 0.7 25.2 3.9 0.7 2.6 0.4 0.2 2.2 0.3 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 178.2 27.9 1.9 152.2 19.2 1.4 52.4 8.7 1.1 43.0 5.1 0.7
Multiple myeloma 50.4 7.8 1.0 42.4 5.1 0.7 23.8 3.9 0.7 21.4 2.6 0.5
Leukemias 124.2 19.7 1.6 92.2 11.8 1.1 58.8 10.0 1.2 43.2 5.2 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.