Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non-Hispanic Whites, Nassau County, 2006-2010

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 3614.0 637.7 9.5 3544.8 520.8 8.1 1062.0 182.2 5.0 1122.2 143.1 3.9
Oral cavity and pharynx 82.2 14.3 1.4 44.8 6.7 0.9 17.0 2.9 0.6 8.4 1.1 0.4
Esophagus 45.2 7.9 1.0 13.0 1.6 0.4 36.0 6.2 0.9 11.2 1.3 0.3
Stomach 49.6 8.7 1.1 34.2 4.4 0.7 19.0 3.3 0.7 21.0 2.5 0.5
Colorectal 290.6 50.9 2.7 297.4 37.8 2.0 100.6 17.5 1.6 101.4 12.1 1.1
Colon excluding rectum 201.4 35.3 2.2 221.2 27.2 1.7 85.2 14.7 1.4 88.2 10.5 1.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 89.2 15.5 1.5 76.2 10.6 1.1 15.4 2.7 0.6 13.2 1.6 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 54.4 9.5 1.1 22.4 2.9 0.6 40.6 6.9 1.0 20.8 2.5 0.5
Pancreas 108.0 18.8 1.6 100.0 12.4 1.1 87.8 15.0 1.4 83.2 10.1 1.0
Larynx 32.8 5.7 0.9 9.4 1.3 0.4 7.4 1.2 0.4 1.8 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 403.0 69.8 3.1 480.4 64.8 2.7 264.4 45.4 2.5 284.6 36.8 2.0
Melanoma of the skin 226.2 40.8 2.4 153.0 25.6 2.0 25.6 4.5 0.8 16.2 2.3 0.5
Female breast       1030.8 159.0 4.5       162.4 21.5 1.6
Cervix uteri       33.8 6.3 1.0       8.8 1.4 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       239.8 35.1 2.0       34.6 4.5 0.7
Ovary       110.6 16.7 1.5       73.0 9.8 1.0
Prostate 1048.0 180.4 4.9       105.2 17.4 1.5      
Testis 33.6 8.8 1.4       1.2 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 303.0 52.0 2.7 109.4 14.3 1.2 49.2 8.3 1.0 19.8 2.2 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 161.0 28.9 2.0 83.4 12.1 1.2 28.4 4.9 0.8 16.8 2.1 0.5
Brain and other nervous system 42.4 8.5 1.2 37.6 6.0 0.9 25.6 4.6 0.8 27.4 4.0 0.7
Thyroid 66.4 13.3 1.5 154.4 30.5 2.3 4.0 0.7 0.3 4.0 0.5 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 23.2 5.1 1.0 15.8 3.5 0.8 3.2 0.6 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 169.2 30.2 2.1 159.6 22.9 1.7 49.4 8.5 1.1 39.4 4.7 0.7
Myeloma 53.0 9.2 1.1 41.0 5.3 0.7 25.4 4.3 0.8 19.2 2.3 0.5
Leukemias 115.8 20.9 1.8 87.2 12.7 1.3 60.6 10.4 1.2 42.2 5.4 0.8

Notes

  • Incidence data are provisional, November 2012.
  • 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.