Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, Kings County (Brooklyn), 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 700.2 476.5 17.3 694.4 328.2 11.2 233.0 182.3 11.6 210.6 107.1 6.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 25.8 15.6 2.9 9.4 4.3 1.3 7.8 5.3 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.7
Esophagus 8.4 6.8 2.2 3.4 1.7 0.8 7.4 4.7 1.6 3.0 1.6 0.8
Stomach 23.0 17.1 3.5 18.6 9.1 1.9 11.0 8.3 2.5 7.4 3.8 1.2
Colorectal 83.4 59.5 6.3 69.4 34.9 3.7 26.6 20.5 3.8 26.8 14.1 2.4
Colon excluding rectum 55.0 40.9 5.3 49.2 25.2 3.2 23.6 18.0 3.5 23.4 12.4 2.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 28.4 18.7 3.4 20.2 9.7 1.9 3.0 2.5 1.5 3.4 1.7 0.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 34.6 21.7 3.5 12.6 6.1 1.5 23.0 15.8 3.2 7.8 3.9 1.2
Pancreas 17.6 12.4 2.8 19.4 10.0 2.0 12.8 9.7 2.6 14.6 7.9 1.9
Larynx 12.0 7.7 2.1 2.8 1.3 0.7 3.4 2.4 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.3
Lung and bronchus 71.8 53.1 6.0 55.6 27.8 3.3 48.8 38.3 5.2 30.2 15.6 2.5
Melanoma of the skin 4.0 3.2 1.6 4.6 2.3 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.5
Female breast       182.2 84.5 5.6       35.0 17.0 2.6
Cervix uteri       26.8 11.9 2.1       7.8 3.6 1.1
Corpus uterus and NOS       54.6 24.8 3.0       9.6 4.8 1.4
Ovary       19.0 8.6 1.8       12.8 6.2 1.6
Prostate 198.8 137.9 9.2       27.4 30.2 5.4      
Testis 10.4 4.0 1.1       0.6 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 26.0 21.2 4.0 11.8 6.2 1.6 3.2 4.0 2.0 2.8 1.7 0.9
Kidney and renal pelvis 23.2 14.4 2.8 15.6 7.1 1.6 6.8 4.8 1.8 3.0 1.5 0.8
Brain and other nervous system 11.8 6.5 1.9 9.6 4.2 1.2 5.8 3.7 1.5 2.8 1.2 0.6
Thyroid 6.8 3.3 1.2 41.4 17.5 2.4 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5
Hodgkin lymphoma 6.2 3.2 1.2 5.6 2.2 0.8 1.6 1.1 0.8 1.4 0.6 0.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 36.6 23.7 3.8 34.2 16.1 2.5 9.4 7.2 2.3 10.0 5.3 1.5
Myeloma 12.0 7.5 2.0 13.0 6.6 1.6 4.8 3.5 1.5 3.4 1.8 0.9
Leukemias 21.6 13.5 2.9 16.0 7.4 1.7 7.0 4.6 1.7 9.2 4.6 1.4

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.