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.