Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, 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 833.8 481.0 16.3 807.8 322.2 10.2 196.2 131.2 9.2 199.2 87.4 5.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 20.8 10.9 2.4 14.4 6.0 1.4 4.2 2.5 1.2 2.2 1.0 0.6
Esophagus 10.8 6.6 2.0 2.6 1.2 0.7 5.6 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.3
Stomach 30.2 17.4 3.1 22.6 9.5 1.8 12.6 7.7 2.1 10.4 4.2 1.2
Colorectal 81.6 47.5 5.2 69.4 30.2 3.3 21.0 13.8 3.0 23.0 10.7 2.0
Colon excluding rectum 53.6 31.3 4.2 50.4 22.5 2.8 18.0 11.8 2.7 20.0 9.4 1.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 28.0 16.3 3.0 19.0 7.8 1.6 3.0 2.1 1.2 3.0 1.3 0.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 27.8 14.5 2.7 12.2 5.3 1.4 14.4 8.4 2.1 8.2 3.6 1.1
Pancreas 22.0 14.2 2.9 19.6 9.0 1.8 14.2 9.5 2.4 12.2 5.7 1.5
Larynx 10.6 7.3 2.2 2.6 1.0 0.5 1.6 1.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lung and bronchus 66.8 44.7 5.2 52.8 22.8 2.8 35.4 24.9 4.0 26.6 11.7 2.0
Melanoma of the skin 6.6 3.6 1.4 7.6 3.1 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.5
Female breast       233.8 89.0 5.2       34.8 14.5 2.2
Cervix uteri       34.0 12.3 1.9       5.2 2.2 0.9
Corpus uterus and NOS       58.0 22.6 2.7       7.6 3.2 1.1
Ovary       25.4 9.8 1.7       11.2 4.8 1.3
Prostate 294.4 176.5 9.8       18.0 17.6 3.8      
Testis 14.6 4.1 1.0       1.0 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 27.4 18.6 3.4 13.6 6.2 1.5 3.8 3.0 1.4 3.0 1.5 0.8
Kidney and renal pelvis 32.6 17.6 3.0 20.4 8.1 1.6 5.0 3.4 1.5 2.8 1.2 0.7
Brain and other nervous system 15.6 7.3 1.8 11.4 4.3 1.1 6.0 2.8 1.1 4.8 2.0 0.8
Thyroid 12.4 5.1 1.4 57.8 20.1 2.4 1.0 0.7 0.7 1.8 0.8 0.5
Hodgkin lymphoma 9.8 3.5 1.0 6.2 2.3 0.8 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 40.4 21.7 3.4 38.2 15.6 2.3 9.8 6.3 2.0 7.4 3.4 1.1
Myeloma 12.4 7.9 2.2 10.6 4.5 1.2 5.4 3.6 1.5 4.0 1.8 0.8
Leukemias 27.4 14.3 2.8 22.2 8.7 1.7 11.8 6.7 2.0 10.2 4.2 1.2

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.