Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Whites, Westchester 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 2208.2 564.1 10.6 2295.8 467.8 8.8 686.2 179.0 6.0 763.8 140.4 4.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 56.0 13.9 1.6 29.0 5.8 1.0 10.0 2.5 0.7 5.2 1.0 0.4
Esophagus 27.2 6.9 1.2 12.8 2.3 0.6 23.2 5.9 1.1 7.8 1.4 0.4
Stomach 41.4 10.7 1.5 31.4 6.0 1.0 19.2 5.0 1.0 17.6 3.1 0.7
Colorectal 200.2 51.4 3.2 220.6 41.6 2.5 61.4 16.3 1.8 79.2 13.6 1.4
Colon excluding rectum 140.2 36.3 2.7 169.0 31.5 2.2 49.2 13.1 1.6 67.0 11.5 1.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 60.0 15.1 1.7 51.6 10.0 1.3 12.2 3.2 0.8 12.2 2.2 0.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 40.4 9.9 1.4 15.6 3.0 0.7 24.2 6.0 1.1 15.4 2.8 0.6
Pancreas 59.6 15.2 1.7 65.2 11.7 1.3 47.0 12.1 1.6 50.4 8.8 1.1
Larynx 21.4 5.4 1.0 6.0 1.2 0.4 6.0 1.5 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 249.2 64.3 3.6 285.0 55.3 2.9 178.6 46.3 3.1 178.8 33.4 2.2
Melanoma of the skin 107.0 27.4 2.3 81.8 17.6 1.8 15.6 4.0 0.9 9.0 1.7 0.5
Female breast       675.4 142.7 4.9       121.0 23.2 1.9
Cervix uteri       27.4 6.4 1.1       8.2 1.7 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       152.4 31.3 2.3       29.4 5.5 0.9
Ovary       73.0 15.1 1.6       43.4 8.3 1.1
Prostate 649.0 162.3 5.6       73.8 20.0 2.0      
Testis 24.2 7.1 1.3       0.2 0.0 0.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 169.8 44.1 3.0 65.6 12.2 1.3 28.2 7.4 1.2 14.2 2.5 0.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 86.8 22.0 2.1 49.6 9.9 1.3 18.4 4.8 1.0 10.2 1.8 0.5
Brain and other nervous system 33.0 8.6 1.3 25.4 5.6 1.0 22.6 5.7 1.1 15.2 3.0 0.7
Thyroid 35.6 9.0 1.3 95.2 23.8 2.2 1.4 0.4 0.3 2.4 0.4 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 11.6 3.3 0.9 16.4 4.6 1.0 1.4 0.4 0.3 3.2 0.6 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 110.6 28.6 2.4 102.4 20.1 1.8 33.2 8.7 1.3 30.4 5.4 0.9
Multiple myeloma 30.6 7.7 1.2 21.4 4.0 0.8 12.4 3.2 0.8 12.2 2.1 0.5
Leukemias 74.6 19.4 2.0 57.6 11.4 1.4 35.8 9.5 1.4 28.4 5.1 0.9

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.