Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non-Hispanic Whites, 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 3592.4 610.9 9.1 3559.6 503.1 7.8 1079.4 180.5 4.9 1127.6 140.8 3.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 79.0 13.3 1.3 44.4 6.4 0.9 18.0 3.0 0.6 7.6 0.9 0.3
Esophagus 47.0 8.0 1.0 14.0 1.7 0.4 38.6 6.5 0.9 11.6 1.3 0.4
Stomach 46.4 7.8 1.0 34.6 4.3 0.7 20.2 3.3 0.7 23.4 2.8 0.5
Colorectal 304.2 51.6 2.6 310.6 38.5 2.0 105.4 18.0 1.6 107.0 12.6 1.1
Colon excluding rectum 213.0 36.1 2.2 234.4 28.4 1.7 88.8 15.1 1.4 93.2 11.0 1.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 91.2 15.5 1.4 76.2 10.2 1.1 16.6 2.8 0.6 13.8 1.6 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 55.4 9.3 1.1 23.4 3.1 0.6 42.4 7.0 1.0 20.2 2.4 0.5
Pancreas 106.8 17.9 1.5 96.0 11.7 1.1 85.4 14.2 1.4 81.6 9.8 1.0
Larynx 34.0 5.7 0.9 10.8 1.5 0.4 6.6 1.1 0.4 2.4 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 407.0 67.9 3.0 473.6 61.4 2.5 282.0 46.9 2.5 284.0 35.6 1.9
Melanoma of the skin 217.2 37.8 2.3 149.4 23.7 1.8 25.4 4.3 0.8 17.0 2.3 0.5
Female breast       1050.8 155.5 4.4       163.0 21.3 1.5
Cervix uteri       34.2 6.2 1.0       7.8 1.2 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       241.2 33.7 2.0       34.2 4.3 0.7
Ovary       114.0 16.4 1.4       78.0 10.0 1.0
Prostate 1019.8 168.6 4.7       102.0 16.9 1.5      
Testis 36.2 9.0 1.4       0.8 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 311.8 51.8 2.6 114.2 14.4 1.2 49.0 8.1 1.0 17.4 1.9 0.4
Kidney and renal pelvis 163.0 27.9 2.0 85.2 11.9 1.2 28.2 4.7 0.8 17.2 2.1 0.4
Brain and other nervous system 43.2 8.2 1.1 41.0 6.4 1.0 24.6 4.3 0.8 25.8 3.7 0.7
Thyroid 59.2 11.1 1.3 147.8 28.0 2.2 4.0 0.6 0.3 3.8 0.5 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 24.2 4.9 0.9 17.2 3.7 0.8 3.0 0.5 0.3 2.2 0.4 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 166.4 28.8 2.0 157.2 21.7 1.6 48.2 8.0 1.0 38.8 4.5 0.7
Multiple myeloma 51.2 8.6 1.1 38.8 4.9 0.7 25.0 4.1 0.7 20.0 2.5 0.5
Leukemias 114.4 20.1 1.7 78.8 11.0 1.2 59.0 10.0 1.2 42.4 5.2 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.