Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, Westchester 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 2243.4 566.0 10.6 2335.6 474.7 8.9 699.0 180.3 6.0 762.2 139.7 4.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 57.8 14.0 1.6 27.8 5.5 0.9 10.2 2.6 0.7 5.2 0.9 0.4
Esophagus 29.6 7.4 1.2 14.0 2.6 0.6 24.8 6.2 1.1 8.8 1.6 0.5
Stomach 41.4 10.6 1.5 29.0 5.5 0.9 20.0 5.1 1.0 16.4 3.0 0.7
Colorectal 194.0 49.3 3.1 214.2 40.1 2.5 59.6 15.6 1.8 79.8 13.8 1.4
Colon excluding rectum 136.6 35.0 2.6 165.4 30.6 2.1 48.6 12.8 1.6 66.6 11.4 1.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 57.4 14.3 1.7 48.8 9.5 1.2 11.0 2.9 0.8 13.2 2.4 0.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 43.0 10.5 1.4 15.0 2.8 0.7 25.8 6.4 1.1 14.6 2.6 0.6
Pancreas 61.2 15.4 1.7 67.0 12.0 1.3 50.8 12.8 1.6 54.0 9.6 1.2
Larynx 21.8 5.5 1.0 6.4 1.2 0.4 6.4 1.6 0.6 2.0 0.4 0.2
Lung and bronchus 250.0 63.9 3.6 282.6 54.5 2.9 176.8 45.5 3.0 174.6 32.3 2.2
Melanoma of the skin 113.0 28.6 2.4 83.0 17.8 1.8 15.0 3.9 0.9 10.4 2.0 0.5
Female breast       694.0 145.9 5.0       121.0 22.9 1.9
Cervix uteri       28.6 6.9 1.2       8.2 1.7 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       151.0 31.1 2.3       28.8 5.4 0.9
Ovary       70.0 14.5 1.6       46.2 8.9 1.2
Prostate 659.0 162.2 5.6       79.4 21.2 2.1      
Testis 23.6 6.9 1.3       0.2 0.0 0.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 168.0 43.2 2.9 64.8 11.9 1.3 30.0 7.9 1.3 12.4 2.1 0.5
Kidney and renal pelvis 88.4 22.1 2.1 50.0 9.9 1.3 16.8 4.2 0.9 9.4 1.7 0.5
Brain and other nervous system 34.2 8.9 1.3 26.6 5.9 1.0 23.2 5.9 1.1 15.0 3.0 0.7
Thyroid 40.8 10.3 1.4 109.8 27.5 2.4 2.0 0.5 0.3 2.0 0.3 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 10.6 3.0 0.8 15.2 4.2 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 2.4 0.5 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 112.4 28.8 2.4 105.8 20.7 1.8 33.6 8.8 1.3 28.4 4.9 0.8
Multiple myeloma 32.2 8.1 1.3 24.6 4.6 0.8 13.6 3.5 0.8 13.2 2.3 0.6
Leukemias 77.6 19.9 2.0 61.4 12.2 1.4 35.2 9.2 1.4 29.8 5.4 0.9

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.