Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Non Hispanic Whites, Queens County, 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 2611.4 534.0 9.3 2694.4 436.4 8.0 932.2 183.8 5.3 1007.2 139.4 4.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 58.0 12.2 1.4 32.0 5.2 0.9 13.0 2.7 0.7 8.2 1.0 0.3
Esophagus 33.2 6.7 1.0 16.4 2.2 0.5 30.0 6.0 1.0 13.6 1.8 0.4
Stomach 59.4 11.8 1.4 47.8 6.5 0.9 31.0 6.0 1.0 26.2 3.5 0.6
Colorectal 287.2 57.1 3.0 318.2 43.4 2.3 102.2 19.9 1.7 105.8 12.8 1.2
Colon excluding rectum 197.6 39.0 2.5 240.6 31.9 1.9 90.2 17.5 1.6 95.2 11.6 1.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 89.6 18.1 1.7 77.6 11.5 1.2 12.0 2.4 0.6 10.6 1.3 0.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 53.0 11.0 1.3 23.8 3.4 0.7 37.0 7.5 1.1 22.6 3.0 0.6
Pancreas 76.6 15.1 1.5 93.6 12.2 1.2 63.4 12.3 1.4 79.0 10.1 1.1
Larynx 35.2 7.3 1.1 9.4 1.6 0.5 11.8 2.4 0.6 2.8 0.4 0.2
Lung and bronchus 359.6 72.1 3.4 336.2 49.5 2.5 257.2 51.0 2.8 222.2 30.9 1.9
Melanoma of the skin 90.6 19.0 1.8 84.2 14.9 1.6 13.8 2.7 0.6 11.2 1.7 0.5
Female breast       705.0 125.1 4.5       170.6 25.1 1.8
Cervix uteri       36.0 7.9 1.2       11.6 1.9 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       188.8 32.8 2.2       30.6 4.4 0.7
Ovary       87.0 15.0 1.5       58.4 8.8 1.1
Prostate 651.0 131.5 4.5       88.4 16.2 1.5      
Testis 23.6 6.4 1.2       0.8 0.2 0.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 230.4 45.0 2.6 73.4 10.0 1.1 46.0 8.6 1.1 21.0 2.4 0.5
Kidney and renal pelvis 118.8 25.1 2.0 66.6 10.5 1.2 24.4 4.9 0.9 16.8 2.3 0.5
Brain and other nervous system 39.0 9.4 1.4 30.6 6.0 1.1 23.6 5.1 0.9 19.0 3.0 0.7
Thyroid 29.4 6.7 1.1 88.6 20.5 2.0 3.2 0.7 0.3 4.8 0.7 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 14.8 3.9 0.9 15.4 3.9 0.9 2.8 0.6 0.3 1.6 0.2 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 111.0 23.2 2.0 113.6 17.6 1.6 36.0 7.1 1.1 37.6 5.0 0.8
Multiple myeloma 31.8 6.5 1.0 28.4 4.0 0.7 16.8 3.3 0.7 12.8 1.7 0.4
Leukemias 81.0 17.0 1.7 62.0 9.8 1.3 46.8 9.4 1.2 35.8 5.2 0.9

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.