Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non-Hispanics, Kings County (Brooklyn), 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 4718.8 533.7 6.9 4941.0 403.7 5.1 1456.4 170.6 4.0 1637.8 128.4 2.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 120.6 13.1 1.1 69.4 5.7 0.6 32.6 3.5 0.5 15.0 1.2 0.3
Esophagus 58.0 6.5 0.8 26.6 2.1 0.4 47.2 5.3 0.7 18.2 1.4 0.3
Stomach 152.2 17.8 1.3 115.4 9.0 0.7 72.2 8.6 0.9 54.8 4.2 0.5
Colorectal 510.4 58.7 2.3 576.2 45.3 1.7 177.0 21.0 1.4 191.0 14.5 0.9
Colon excluding rectum 360.4 41.8 2.0 440.6 34.3 1.5 153.2 18.2 1.3 166.4 12.6 0.9
Rectum & rectosigmoid 150.0 16.9 1.2 135.6 10.9 0.8 23.8 2.8 0.5 24.6 1.9 0.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 123.8 13.4 1.1 50.4 4.0 0.5 79.0 8.7 0.9 43.8 3.4 0.5
Pancreas 128.8 15.0 1.2 148.6 11.4 0.8 98.4 11.5 1.0 114.8 8.7 0.7
Larynx 55.8 6.2 0.7 18.2 1.5 0.3 20.6 2.4 0.5 7.2 0.5 0.2
Lung and bronchus 561.6 65.0 2.4 497.8 39.7 1.6 381.2 44.4 2.0 309.4 24.3 1.2
Melanoma of the skin 116.4 13.2 1.1 96.4 8.0 0.7 15.8 1.8 0.4 14.0 1.1 0.3
Female breast       1292.4 108.6 2.7       295.2 23.7 1.2
Cervix uteri       126.0 10.9 0.9       39.4 3.3 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       366.2 29.6 1.4       78.2 6.2 0.6
Ovary       145.8 12.1 0.9       85.4 6.8 0.6
Prostate 1444.6 161.1 3.8       170.8 21.2 1.4      
Testis 45.0 4.6 0.6       1.8 0.2 0.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 262.8 31.0 1.7 106.8 8.2 0.7 38.6 4.8 0.7 25.2 1.8 0.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 177.2 19.9 1.3 112.0 9.2 0.8 31.8 3.7 0.6 20.4 1.6 0.3
Brain and other nervous system 59.2 6.3 0.7 59.6 5.1 0.6 29.4 3.2 0.5 28.2 2.4 0.4
Thyroid 72.8 7.8 0.8 268.6 23.5 1.3 5.0 0.6 0.2 8.4 0.6 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 33.6 3.5 0.5 33.0 2.9 0.5 5.2 0.6 0.2 2.0 0.2 0.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 201.8 22.6 1.4 191.8 15.7 1.0 52.6 6.1 0.8 56.0 4.4 0.5
Multiple myeloma 77.0 8.8 0.9 75.6 6.1 0.6 26.4 3.0 0.5 26.2 2.0 0.3
Leukemias 124.2 14.2 1.1 110.4 9.0 0.8 55.0 6.4 0.8 51.0 4.0 0.5

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.