Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non Hispanic Blacks, Bronx 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 946.6 658.5 19.8 957.2 411.9 11.8 323.4 251.7 13.1 384.6 168.3 7.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 29.0 18.5 3.2 15.4 6.6 1.5 10.0 6.9 2.0 1.2 0.5 0.4
Esophagus 12.8 8.5 2.2 6.4 2.8 1.0 10.8 7.6 2.2 5.0 2.2 0.9
Stomach 24.2 20.0 3.8 23.2 10.2 1.9 12.8 10.7 2.8 12.0 5.3 1.4
Colorectal 81.8 60.2 6.2 117.8 51.4 4.2 33.0 27.0 4.4 44.6 19.8 2.6
Colon excluding rectum 61.0 46.0 5.5 94.4 41.4 3.8 27.6 23.0 4.1 40.2 17.9 2.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 20.8 14.2 2.9 23.4 10.0 1.8 5.4 4.0 1.6 4.4 1.9 0.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 38.0 23.4 3.5 12.0 5.3 1.4 27.0 18.0 3.2 6.8 3.0 1.0
Pancreas 24.0 16.9 3.2 31.8 14.0 2.2 19.4 14.2 3.0 25.8 11.5 2.0
Larynx 14.0 9.4 2.3 4.6 1.9 0.8 8.8 6.3 2.0 1.8 0.7 0.5
Lung and bronchus 116.0 82.4 7.0 110.8 48.2 4.0 78.6 57.0 5.9 80.8 35.4 3.5
Melanoma of the skin 1.0 0.9 0.8 2.2 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.3
Female breast       261.0 111.0 6.1       66.4 28.5 3.1
Cervix uteri       33.8 14.4 2.2       15.6 6.6 1.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       71.4 30.3 3.2       21.4 9.4 1.8
Ovary       23.4 9.9 1.8       15.2 6.5 1.5
Prostate 377.6 267.1 12.7       53.6 52.6 6.6      
Testis 3.8 2.0 0.9       0.2 0.1 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 18.6 14.2 3.1 13.0 5.8 1.4 5.2 4.3 1.8 5.8 2.7 1.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 31.6 20.4 3.3 26.0 11.1 1.9 5.6 4.4 1.7 5.6 2.6 1.0
Brain and other nervous system 8.0 4.6 1.5 8.8 3.8 1.1 4.6 2.9 1.3 4.6 2.0 0.8
Thyroid 6.2 4.1 1.5 24.4 10.2 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 0.6 0.5
Hodgkin lymphoma 5.2 2.6 1.0 7.2 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 37.2 21.5 3.2 33.4 14.3 2.2 9.0 6.1 1.9 10.4 4.5 1.2
Multiple myeloma 21.6 15.9 3.2 29.6 12.9 2.1 8.6 6.1 1.9 12.4 5.5 1.4
Leukemias 18.4 12.7 2.8 18.8 8.2 1.7 9.8 7.2 2.2 9.8 4.4 1.2

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.