Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, Queens 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 749.4 431.6 15.6 733.8 295.1 9.8 186.2 124.9 9.2 185.8 81.5 5.4
Oral cavity and pharynx 16.8 9.4 2.3 13.0 5.4 1.4 3.6 2.6 1.4 2.0 0.9 0.6
Esophagus 10.6 6.5 2.0 2.6 1.2 0.6 6.6 4.3 1.6 1.0 0.4 0.4
Stomach 29.2 16.9 3.1 22.2 9.3 1.8 12.2 7.7 2.2 11.8 4.9 1.3
Colorectal 78.2 45.9 5.1 66.8 29.6 3.3 20.4 14.1 3.1 22.2 10.5 2.0
Colon excluding rectum 53.4 31.9 4.3 46.6 21.2 2.8 17.4 12.4 3.0 18.6 8.9 1.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 24.8 14.1 2.8 20.2 8.4 1.7 3.0 1.7 1.0 3.6 1.7 0.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 26.8 13.4 2.5 11.4 5.1 1.4 13.6 7.6 2.0 7.6 3.4 1.1
Pancreas 18.2 11.0 2.5 15.2 7.1 1.6 13.0 8.5 2.3 10.2 4.7 1.3
Larynx 10.0 6.3 2.0 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Lung and bronchus 60.2 41.2 5.2 46.6 20.6 2.7 37.2 25.2 4.1 22.6 10.0 1.9
Melanoma of the skin 5.4 3.2 1.4 7.4 2.8 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.5 0.5
Female breast       211.4 81.2 5.0       33.8 14.0 2.2
Cervix uteri       31.4 11.4 1.8       5.8 2.4 0.9
Corpus uterus and NOS       55.6 21.7 2.6       6.4 2.7 1.0
Ovary       24.4 9.6 1.7       13.0 5.5 1.4
Prostate 245.2 151.6 9.3       17.8 17.3 3.8      
Testis 14.4 4.2 1.1       0.8 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 25.2 16.8 3.3 13.2 6.1 1.5 3.2 2.7 1.5 2.2 1.1 0.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 31.0 16.8 3.0 20.0 7.9 1.6 4.8 3.5 1.6 2.0 0.8 0.5
Brain and other nervous system 17.6 7.8 1.9 12.4 4.7 1.2 6.6 3.1 1.2 4.6 1.9 0.8
Thyroid 10.6 4.5 1.4 45.8 15.7 2.1 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 9.8 3.4 1.0 7.2 2.6 0.9 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 38.2 19.8 3.3 31.6 13.0 2.1 10.0 6.0 1.9 7.4 3.4 1.1
Multiple myeloma 10.6 6.8 2.1 11.6 5.0 1.3 3.2 2.3 1.3 3.6 1.6 0.8
Leukemias 25.8 11.9 2.4 18.8 7.2 1.5 10.2 5.8 2.0 9.6 4.0 1.2

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.