Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, Bronx 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 1009.8 524.3 16.0 1006.2 342.6 9.7 309.8 182.8 10.2 314.2 116.2 5.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 39.0 19.4 3.0 17.4 6.0 1.3 10.0 5.3 1.7 3.6 1.4 0.7
Esophagus 19.2 10.7 2.4 5.2 2.0 0.8 12.4 7.1 2.0 3.0 1.2 0.6
Stomach 28.6 16.4 3.0 25.4 9.6 1.7 14.8 9.1 2.3 15.0 5.8 1.3
Colorectal 110.0 59.8 5.5 103.8 37.3 3.3 27.2 17.0 3.1 36.2 14.3 2.1
Colon excluding rectum 76.6 43.0 4.8 74.8 27.6 2.9 23.0 14.5 2.9 31.6 12.5 2.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 33.4 16.7 2.8 29.0 9.7 1.6 4.2 2.5 1.2 4.6 1.8 0.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 68.6 31.5 3.6 24.4 8.8 1.6 34.2 16.6 2.7 14.6 5.5 1.3
Pancreas 19.6 10.3 2.3 25.8 9.9 1.7 14.2 7.8 2.0 19.4 7.7 1.6
Larynx 18.6 8.7 1.9 5.6 1.8 0.7 6.6 3.2 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.3
Lung and bronchus 95.2 55.6 5.4 71.0 25.7 2.7 64.0 39.0 4.7 46.2 17.3 2.3
Melanoma of the skin 4.2 2.5 1.2 5.6 1.8 0.7 1.6 0.8 0.6 1.8 0.6 0.4
Female breast       274.6 90.1 4.9       49.6 17.2 2.2
Cervix uteri       41.4 12.9 1.8       11.8 3.8 1.0
Corpus uterus and NOS       67.6 22.6 2.5       9.8 3.6 1.0
Ovary       30.6 9.6 1.6       15.4 5.6 1.3
Prostate 311.0 167.6 9.1       35.8 29.1 4.6      
Testis 11.6 3.5 1.0       0.6 0.3 0.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 35.8 22.6 3.6 15.0 6.0 1.4 7.0 5.0 1.8 5.8 2.4 0.9
Kidney and renal pelvis 27.4 13.7 2.5 25.4 8.6 1.5 5.4 2.8 1.2 3.6 1.4 0.6
Brain and other nervous system 16.0 6.6 1.6 14.0 4.2 1.0 7.4 3.0 1.1 5.6 1.9 0.7
Thyroid 7.8 3.4 1.2 41.2 12.2 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.4
Hodgkin lymphoma 10.8 3.7 1.1 10.2 2.8 0.8 2.6 1.0 0.5 1.4 0.5 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 58.2 26.4 3.4 49.0 16.5 2.1 13.4 6.6 1.8 12.8 4.7 1.2
Multiple myeloma 17.6 8.9 2.0 22.6 8.3 1.6 7.8 4.7 1.7 7.0 2.7 0.9
Leukemias 28.2 12.8 2.4 26.0 8.6 1.5 12.8 7.1 2.0 11.6 3.9 1.0

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.