Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Hispanics, Queens 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 | 799.0 | 439.4 | 15.3 | 767.2 | 298.6 | 9.7 | 190.6 | 121.9 | 8.8 | 193.8 | 82.7 | 5.3 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 20.6 | 10.3 | 2.2 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Esophagus | 10.6 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 7.6 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Stomach | 28.4 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 24.2 | 9.7 | 1.8 | 13.4 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 1.2 |
| Colorectal | 78.4 | 43.1 | 4.8 | 66.2 | 28.0 | 3.1 | 19.4 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 23.0 | 10.6 | 2.0 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 51.2 | 28.4 | 3.9 | 47.2 | 20.5 | 2.7 | 16.4 | 10.5 | 2.6 | 20.4 | 9.5 | 1.9 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 27.2 | 14.7 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 28.2 | 13.5 | 2.4 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 14.8 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 8.6 | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| Pancreas | 19.4 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 16.8 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| Larynx | 10.6 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lung and bronchus | 64.4 | 42.1 | 5.1 | 49.0 | 20.7 | 2.7 | 34.0 | 22.7 | 3.8 | 24.8 | 10.7 | 1.9 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 6.6 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Female breast | 221.4 | 82.8 | 5.0 | 37.4 | 15.2 | 2.2 | ||||||
| Cervix uteri | 32.8 | 11.5 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | ||||||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 54.8 | 20.8 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Ovary | 26.4 | 10.1 | 1.8 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | ||||||
| Prostate | 271.0 | 158.5 | 9.2 | 17.8 | 16.0 | 3.6 | ||||||
| Testis | 15.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | ||||||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 27.8 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 13.8 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 32.4 | 16.5 | 2.9 | 19.0 | 7.3 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 14.6 | 6.1 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 6.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Thyroid | 11.6 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 50.6 | 17.1 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 10.6 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 38.4 | 19.5 | 3.2 | 35.4 | 14.0 | 2.1 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Multiple myeloma | 12.0 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 12.0 | 4.9 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Leukemias | 25.4 | 11.6 | 2.4 | 20.4 | 7.9 | 1.6 | 10.8 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 9.4 | 3.7 | 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.


