Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non-Hispanic Blacks, Nassau 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 | 317.0 | 641.3 | 34.8 | 309.8 | 422.4 | 21.5 | 92.8 | 216.1 | 22.2 | 105.0 | 148.6 | 13.0 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 5.8 | 10.0 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Esophagus | 4.0 | 9.6 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Stomach | 10.4 | 24.3 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.4 |
| Colorectal | 33.2 | 66.8 | 11.3 | 35.6 | 50.7 | 7.6 | 11.2 | 25.6 | 7.4 | 13.0 | 18.3 | 4.6 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 25.8 | 53.9 | 10.4 | 26.8 | 37.8 | 6.6 | 9.6 | 23.1 | 7.2 | 10.4 | 14.6 | 4.1 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 7.4 | 12.9 | 4.4 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.1 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 9.4 | 16.2 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Pancreas | 8.0 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 13.7 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 3.3 |
| Larynx | 3.6 | 9.4 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Lung and bronchus | 27.2 | 64.2 | 12.1 | 26.6 | 37.7 | 6.6 | 18.6 | 44.4 | 10.3 | 16.0 | 23.0 | 5.2 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Female breast | 101.0 | 131.0 | 11.7 | 23.6 | 30.9 | 5.7 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 7.6 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 2.2 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 22.4 | 29.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 3.2 | ||||||
| Ovary | 7.6 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 7.2 | 2.8 | ||||||
| Prostate | 141.2 | 277.0 | 22.1 | 17.0 | 51.5 | 12.1 | ||||||
| Testis | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 7.6 | 15.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 11.4 | 22.8 | 6.5 | 11.0 | 14.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
| Thyroid | 2.0 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 12.2 | 16.0 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 12.6 | 25.1 | 7.0 | 8.4 | 11.6 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Multiple myeloma | 9.2 | 18.5 | 5.9 | 9.6 | 13.6 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.2 | 2.8 |
| Leukemias | 5.8 | 10.9 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.8 |
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.
