Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non-Hispanic Blacks, Queens County, 2006-2010

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 1008.6 601.6 17.3 975.6 376.9 10.7 286.2 190.3 10.3 353.8 136.3 6.4
Oral cavity and pharynx 20.2 10.8 2.2 11.8 4.4 1.1 6.6 3.9 1.4 2.6 0.9 0.5
Esophagus 8.0 5.3 1.7 6.0 2.3 0.8 8.0 5.2 1.7 3.8 1.5 0.7
Stomach 28.8 18.8 3.2 22.8 8.8 1.6 13.4 8.8 2.2 14.0 5.5 1.3
Colorectal 92.8 57.6 5.5 122.8 47.4 3.8 28.4 18.9 3.2 43.0 16.6 2.2
Colon excluding rectum 66.2 42.1 4.7 90.6 35.0 3.3 24.6 16.4 3.0 38.4 14.8 2.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 26.6 15.5 2.7 32.2 12.4 1.9 3.8 2.4 1.1 4.6 1.8 0.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 20.8 11.5 2.3 11.6 4.6 1.2 15.2 8.9 2.1 7.0 2.7 0.9
Pancreas 21.4 13.9 2.7 28.6 11.2 1.8 19.6 13.0 2.7 21.4 8.3 1.6
Larynx 11.2 6.6 1.8 4.4 1.6 0.7 5.0 2.9 1.2 1.8 0.7 0.4
Lung and bronchus 97.4 60.6 5.6 102.4 39.2 3.4 68.6 44.1 4.9 65.0 25.3 2.8
Melanoma of the skin 2.4 1.3 0.7 2.8 1.1 0.6 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2
Female breast       289.6 110.9 5.8       64.6 24.6 2.7
Cervix uteri       29.4 11.7 1.9       9.0 3.4 1.0
Corpus uterus and NOS       78.0 29.5 3.0       19.0 7.3 1.5
Ovary       27.8 10.5 1.8       19.6 7.5 1.5
Prostate 465.0 268.2 11.3       51.2 39.4 5.0      
Testis 2.2 1.2 0.7       0.4 0.2 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 32.0 21.6 3.5 17.6 6.9 1.5 7.8 5.9 1.9 5.4 2.1 0.8
Kidney and renal pelvis 35.0 19.6 3.0 22.0 8.5 1.6 5.2 3.2 1.3 5.0 1.9 0.7
Brain and other nervous system 9.2 5.4 1.6 9.6 4.1 1.2 4.2 2.4 1.1 3.4 1.4 0.7
Thyroid 5.2 2.8 1.1 26.2 10.5 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.3 1.2 0.5 0.4
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.4 3.5 1.3 6.4 2.7 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 32.4 18.7 3.0 28.6 11.4 1.9 8.6 5.2 1.6 8.8 3.4 1.0
Myeloma 27.6 17.0 2.9 23.4 8.8 1.6 9.8 6.5 1.9 10.4 4.0 1.1
Leukemias 19.8 12.5 2.6 20.2 8.3 1.6 8.6 5.8 1.8 9.0 3.5 1.0

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2012.
  • 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.