Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non Hispanic Whites, Kings County (Brooklyn), 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 2488.8 504.8 8.9 2692.6 430.0 7.6 816.6 162.6 5.0 889.0 125.3 3.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 49.8 10.2 1.3 33.0 5.2 0.8 12.4 2.6 0.7 6.6 1.0 0.3
Esophagus 26.8 5.4 0.9 12.0 1.6 0.4 22.0 4.4 0.8 8.4 1.0 0.3
Stomach 83.2 16.8 1.6 62.0 8.9 1.1 40.2 7.9 1.1 26.0 3.7 0.7
Colorectal 307.0 61.7 3.1 321.6 45.5 2.3 102.6 20.3 1.8 106.6 13.6 1.2
Colon excluding rectum 218.4 43.7 2.6 242.8 33.6 2.0 88.8 17.6 1.6 93.8 11.9 1.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 88.6 18.0 1.7 78.8 11.9 1.2 13.8 2.8 0.7 12.8 1.7 0.5
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 49.2 10.0 1.3 24.8 3.7 0.7 33.0 6.6 1.0 23.6 3.2 0.6
Pancreas 81.4 16.2 1.6 91.6 12.3 1.2 59.6 11.9 1.4 69.4 9.0 1.0
Larynx 30.8 6.3 1.0 9.4 1.5 0.4 10.0 2.0 0.6 2.4 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 330.6 66.7 3.2 293.2 43.7 2.3 228.4 45.6 2.7 181.8 26.1 1.8
Melanoma of the skin 91.8 18.8 1.7 79.8 14.0 1.4 13.6 2.8 0.7 12.2 1.8 0.5
Female breast       669.6 115.6 4.1       144.8 21.4 1.7
Cervix uteri       36.4 7.1 1.1       9.6 1.7 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       181.4 30.0 2.0       32.4 4.8 0.8
Ovary       85.8 14.3 1.4       54.6 8.3 1.0
Prostate 528.0 106.6 4.1       70.2 13.5 1.4      
Testis 33.0 6.9 1.1       1.4 0.3 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 208.6 41.8 2.6 80.0 11.3 1.2 29.2 5.7 0.9 15.6 1.9 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 118.4 24.4 2.0 68.2 10.9 1.2 21.2 4.2 0.8 13.4 1.8 0.5
Brain and other nervous system 38.8 8.2 1.2 36.2 6.5 1.0 18.6 3.8 0.8 18.0 3.1 0.7
Thyroid 43.4 9.2 1.2 134.6 26.5 2.1 2.2 0.4 0.3 4.8 0.7 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 19.0 4.1 0.8 19.8 3.9 0.8 3.6 0.7 0.3 1.2 0.3 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 122.4 25.1 2.0 111.8 17.0 1.5 33.4 6.7 1.0 34.0 4.7 0.7
Multiple myeloma 31.0 6.3 1.0 26.4 3.9 0.7 13.0 2.6 0.6 10.0 1.3 0.4
Leukemias 76.8 15.8 1.6 67.8 10.5 1.2 38.0 7.6 1.1 33.4 4.6 0.7

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.