Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non Hispanic Blacks, Kings County (Brooklyn), 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 1739.2 595.1 13.2 1778.8 367.1 7.7 534.2 203.3 8.3 671.4 141.0 4.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 44.4 13.3 1.8 27.0 5.5 0.9 17.0 5.3 1.2 5.8 1.2 0.4
Esophagus 26.0 8.9 1.6 14.0 2.9 0.7 19.6 6.5 1.4 11.4 2.3 0.6
Stomach 47.8 18.7 2.5 46.4 10.0 1.3 26.8 11.2 2.0 24.0 5.3 1.0
Colorectal 167.6 60.1 4.4 213.6 44.9 2.7 64.6 23.9 2.8 75.2 16.0 1.6
Colon excluding rectum 125.6 45.9 3.8 161.4 34.1 2.4 55.4 20.5 2.6 65.2 14.0 1.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 42.0 14.3 2.1 52.2 10.8 1.3 9.2 3.4 1.0 10.0 2.1 0.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 38.8 12.6 1.9 18.6 3.8 0.8 26.4 8.8 1.6 18.0 3.8 0.8
Pancreas 35.2 12.7 2.0 47.4 10.1 1.3 30.4 11.0 1.9 40.4 8.7 1.2
Larynx 25.4 8.2 1.5 6.6 1.3 0.4 10.4 3.6 1.0 3.6 0.7 0.3
Lung and bronchus 175.6 61.1 4.3 165.6 34.4 2.4 126.6 44.5 3.6 113.6 23.9 2.0
Melanoma of the skin 3.6 1.5 0.7 6.0 1.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.8 0.4 0.3
Female breast       511.0 104.0 4.1       144.0 29.6 2.2
Cervix uteri       79.0 16.1 1.6       24.8 5.2 0.9
Corpus uterus and NOS       148.2 29.6 2.2       42.6 8.9 1.2
Ovary       48.4 9.9 1.3       27.2 5.7 1.0
Prostate 805.8 275.0 8.9       100.6 48.9 4.6      
Testis 5.2 1.4 0.5       0.2 0.1 0.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 39.2 15.4 2.3 26.0 5.9 1.0 8.2 3.6 1.2 7.8 1.8 0.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 43.2 13.6 1.9 33.4 6.9 1.1 7.8 2.7 0.9 6.4 1.4 0.5
Brain and other nervous system 14.4 4.1 1.0 17.6 3.6 0.8 8.4 2.6 0.8 7.0 1.4 0.5
Thyroid 9.6 3.0 0.9 57.8 11.5 1.3 1.8 0.8 0.6 3.0 0.6 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 13.2 3.6 0.9 11.6 2.3 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.2 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 60.4 18.6 2.2 59.4 12.3 1.4 14.0 4.7 1.2 19.0 3.8 0.8
Multiple myeloma 34.0 12.0 1.9 47.8 10.0 1.3 10.8 3.6 1.0 17.6 3.8 0.8
Leukemias 29.0 10.0 1.8 29.6 6.2 1.0 14.0 5.1 1.3 15.0 3.2 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.