Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, Bronx 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 1043.6 517.9 15.4 1048.6 345.8 9.6 330.8 187.6 10.0 315.6 112.7 5.7
Oral cavity and pharynx 42.2 20.3 3.0 17.6 5.8 1.2 10.6 5.3 1.6 2.8 1.0 0.6
Esophagus 19.6 10.6 2.3 5.2 2.0 0.8 13.8 7.7 2.0 3.6 1.4 0.7
Stomach 28.2 15.5 2.8 27.6 10.1 1.7 14.6 8.5 2.2 12.2 4.7 1.2
Colorectal 106.6 55.1 5.1 105.6 36.6 3.2 28.2 16.8 3.0 33.6 12.6 2.0
Colon excluding rectum 72.4 38.5 4.4 75.0 26.6 2.8 23.6 14.2 2.8 29.4 11.0 1.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 34.2 16.5 2.7 30.6 10.0 1.6 4.6 2.7 1.2 4.2 1.6 0.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 70.4 31.8 3.6 26.0 9.0 1.6 38.8 18.5 2.9 15.4 5.6 1.3
Pancreas 21.4 11.1 2.3 27.4 10.1 1.7 15.4 8.3 2.0 20.4 7.7 1.5
Larynx 20.0 9.1 1.9 6.6 2.1 0.7 6.4 3.3 1.3 1.6 0.5 0.4
Lung and bronchus 101.0 55.8 5.3 78.2 27.5 2.8 68.0 39.6 4.6 46.4 16.7 2.2
Melanoma of the skin 4.0 2.3 1.1 5.0 1.6 0.6 1.8 0.9 0.6 1.2 0.4 0.3
Female breast       286.8 91.4 4.8       51.6 17.3 2.2
Cervix uteri       37.2 11.2 1.6       10.8 3.4 0.9
Corpus uterus and NOS       70.4 22.7 2.4       10.4 3.6 1.0
Ovary       31.4 9.7 1.6       14.6 5.0 1.2
Prostate 316.8 162.7 8.7       38.0 29.7 4.6      
Testis 13.2 4.0 1.0       1.2 0.6 0.6      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 37.0 21.7 3.4 16.4 6.2 1.4 7.0 4.7 1.7 6.4 2.6 0.9
Kidney and renal pelvis 31.0 14.9 2.6 27.0 9.0 1.6 6.0 3.2 1.3 3.8 1.3 0.6
Brain and other nervous system 15.8 6.2 1.5 15.2 4.5 1.0 7.8 3.3 1.1 6.6 2.2 0.8
Thyroid 8.8 3.6 1.2 46.4 13.4 1.7 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.4 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 11.8 3.9 1.1 9.2 2.5 0.7 2.2 0.8 0.5 1.2 0.4 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 59.4 25.5 3.2 52.2 16.9 2.1 15.8 7.1 1.7 12.6 4.5 1.1
Multiple myeloma 20.2 9.9 2.1 21.4 7.6 1.5 8.6 5.1 1.7 7.4 2.8 0.9
Leukemias 29.8 13.5 2.5 27.8 8.8 1.5 12.8 7.0 2.0 12.2 4.1 1.1

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.