Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non-Hispanics, Nassau 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 4046.8 598.4 8.4 4021.8 484.2 6.9 1203.2 179.1 4.6 1263.0 138.8 3.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 90.4 13.1 1.2 51.6 6.3 0.8 20.2 2.9 0.6 8.0 0.8 0.3
Esophagus 52.2 7.7 0.9 15.4 1.7 0.4 41.6 6.1 0.8 13.6 1.4 0.3
Stomach 60.8 9.0 1.0 44.6 5.0 0.7 27.0 4.0 0.7 27.2 2.9 0.5
Colorectal 352.4 52.3 2.5 362.0 39.7 1.9 121.2 18.3 1.5 121.6 12.8 1.0
Colon excluding rectum 246.8 36.8 2.1 271.8 29.4 1.6 102.2 15.5 1.4 104.8 11.1 1.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 105.6 15.5 1.3 90.2 10.3 1.0 19.0 2.8 0.6 16.8 1.7 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 71.0 10.2 1.1 27.0 3.1 0.5 51.4 7.5 0.9 22.6 2.4 0.5
Pancreas 116.8 17.2 1.4 108.0 11.5 1.0 91.8 13.5 1.2 91.4 9.7 0.9
Larynx 38.6 5.6 0.8 12.0 1.4 0.4 8.8 1.3 0.4 3.0 0.4 0.2
Lung and bronchus 445.8 65.9 2.8 506.0 57.2 2.3 306.4 45.3 2.3 304.4 33.5 1.7
Melanoma of the skin 223.6 33.6 2.0 156.2 20.4 1.5 26.0 3.9 0.7 18.0 2.1 0.5
Female breast       1202.4 149.7 3.9       195.0 22.3 1.4
Cervix uteri       45.4 6.6 0.9       11.6 1.5 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       272.8 32.4 1.7       41.4 4.6 0.6
Ovary       125.4 15.1 1.2       84.6 9.4 0.9
Prostate 1201.4 172.5 4.4       121.4 18.4 1.5      
Testis 38.2 7.4 1.1       0.8 0.1 0.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 323.2 47.6 2.3 121.4 13.3 1.1 50.6 7.6 0.9 19.2 1.9 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 178.6 26.3 1.7 98.8 11.9 1.1 32.8 4.8 0.7 19.0 2.0 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 47.2 7.6 1.0 45.8 5.9 0.8 26.2 4.0 0.7 28.0 3.4 0.6
Thyroid 64.2 10.0 1.1 171.4 25.7 1.8 4.2 0.6 0.3 4.2 0.5 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 26.6 4.3 0.8 19.6 3.3 0.7 3.2 0.5 0.2 2.4 0.4 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 187.0 28.2 1.8 172.4 20.5 1.4 51.8 7.7 0.9 41.2 4.2 0.6
Multiple myeloma 62.4 9.2 1.0 51.0 5.7 0.7 28.0 4.1 0.7 24.0 2.6 0.5
Leukemias 127.0 19.2 1.5 88.6 10.7 1.0 64.6 9.8 1.1 45.4 4.9 0.7

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.