Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non Hispanic Blacks, New York County (Manhattan), 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 686.6 692.5 23.5 666.4 447.6 15.5 280.2 300.9 16.1 319.0 203.3 10.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 20.4 20.2 4.0 10.8 7.5 2.0 6.0 6.2 2.3 4.4 2.9 1.3
Esophagus 11.6 11.6 3.0 7.2 4.6 1.5 7.8 8.2 2.6 7.4 4.8 1.6
Stomach 17.8 18.9 4.0 16.0 9.7 2.2 9.8 10.6 3.0 11.6 6.8 1.8
Colorectal 59.8 61.4 7.1 79.2 50.8 5.1 27.8 30.4 5.1 37.2 22.6 3.3
Colon excluding rectum 42.6 44.2 6.0 60.0 38.4 4.4 22.4 24.3 4.6 32.0 19.4 3.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 17.2 17.2 3.7 19.2 12.4 2.5 5.4 6.0 2.3 5.2 3.2 1.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 31.6 29.9 4.7 8.8 5.8 1.7 20.4 19.4 3.8 8.6 5.7 1.7
Pancreas 16.8 17.5 3.8 28.6 17.8 3.0 17.0 18.2 4.0 22.8 13.8 2.6
Larynx 10.0 9.4 2.6 5.0 3.2 1.3 6.8 7.3 2.5 1.4 1.0 0.7
Lung and bronchus 100.0 102.6 9.1 86.0 56.0 5.4 73.4 76.1 7.9 65.4 41.8 4.6
Melanoma of the skin 2.2 2.5 1.5 2.4 1.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5
Female breast       185.4 129.1 8.5       53.0 34.6 4.3
Cervix uteri       18.0 12.9 2.7       8.8 6.1 1.8
Corpus uterus and NOS       39.6 25.8 3.6       18.0 11.2 2.3
Ovary       18.0 12.2 2.6       13.6 8.9 2.2
Prostate 240.6 241.9 13.9       44.2 54.8 7.3      
Testis 2.4 2.1 1.2       0.2 0.2 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 21.0 22.1 4.3 9.4 5.7 1.6 7.2 7.9 2.7 4.0 2.2 1.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 21.8 21.4 4.1 16.8 11.2 2.4 6.8 6.6 2.2 3.8 2.4 1.1
Brain and other nervous system 4.8 4.8 1.9 4.6 3.4 1.4 3.0 2.9 1.5 3.0 2.0 1.0
Thyroid 1.8 1.6 1.1 14.2 10.8 2.6 0.6 0.7 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.6
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.2 5.5 2.0 3.6 2.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 24.0 23.1 4.2 21.4 15.1 2.9 8.2 8.3 2.6 7.2 5.1 1.7
Multiple myeloma 14.4 14.9 3.5 17.0 10.7 2.3 6.4 6.7 2.4 9.0 5.7 1.7
Leukemias 13.6 14.1 3.4 10.2 7.3 2.1 8.4 9.3 2.9 6.2 4.0 1.4

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.