Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non Hispanic Blacks, Westchester 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 | 314.4 | 659.7 | 34.1 | 309.2 | 416.6 | 20.9 | 94.4 | 215.6 | 20.5 | 124.8 | 171.1 | 13.5 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 6.2 | 12.0 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Esophagus | 4.2 | 9.3 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Stomach | 7.2 | 16.1 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 2.8 |
| Colorectal | 28.6 | 62.2 | 10.8 | 37.2 | 50.7 | 7.3 | 11.0 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 12.8 | 17.5 | 4.3 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 20.8 | 45.4 | 9.2 | 28.2 | 38.9 | 6.5 | 9.0 | 20.2 | 6.3 | 11.2 | 15.3 | 4.0 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 7.8 | 16.9 | 5.6 | 9.0 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 9.4 | 18.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| Pancreas | 7.0 | 15.0 | 5.2 | 9.0 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 12.7 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 9.9 | 3.3 |
| Larynx | 5.4 | 11.9 | 4.7 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Lung and bronchus | 35.4 | 76.2 | 11.7 | 34.6 | 47.7 | 7.2 | 24.6 | 53.8 | 9.9 | 25.2 | 35.0 | 6.2 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Female breast | 90.0 | 119.0 | 11.1 | 21.8 | 28.6 | 5.4 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 10.0 | 13.3 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 19.4 | 25.6 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 9.1 | 3.1 | ||||||
| Ovary | 7.4 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 2.8 | ||||||
| Prostate | 129.6 | 273.1 | 22.0 | 13.6 | 38.7 | 9.7 | ||||||
| Testis | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 10.0 | 22.9 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 10.4 | 19.6 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 3.8 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Thyroid | 1.8 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 2.6 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 9.2 | 18.1 | 5.4 | 9.4 | 12.9 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Multiple myeloma | 9.0 | 18.6 | 5.7 | 9.6 | 13.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 9.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 2.6 |
| Leukemias | 6.2 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 2.5 |
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.


