Cancer Incidence for Brookhaven, Suffolk County, 2005-2009

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

Site of Cancer Males Females
Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI (+/-)
All Invasive Malignant Tumors 1346.6 654.1 15.6 1351.2 525.9 12.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 29.6 13.3 2.1 16.6 6.5 1.4
Esophagus 20.6 9.8 1.9 7.4 2.9 0.9
Stomach 24.4 12.3 2.2 11.8 4.5 1.1
Colorectal 123.4 63.0 5.0 121.6 47.4 3.8
Colon excluding rectum 86.2 45.2 4.3 93.2 36.4 3.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 37.2 17.7 2.5 28.4 11.0 1.8
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 31.0 14.3 2.3 7.8 3.0 0.9
Pancreas 30.8 15.0 2.4 35.2 13.8 2.0
Larynx 14.2 6.9 1.6 6.0 2.4 0.9
Lung and bronchus 185.0 94.7 6.1 200.2 78.2 4.8
Melanoma of the skin 66.8 32.0 3.4 44.6 17.6 2.3
Female breast       362.6 139.6 6.4
Cervix uteri       19.6 7.8 1.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       82.4 30.9 3.0
Ovary       39.6 15.1 2.1
Prostate 351.6 164.7 7.7      
Testis 17.4 7.3 1.5      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 99.8 51.4 4.5 32.2 12.7 2.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 57.2 26.7 3.1 37.4 14.8 2.1
Brain and other nervous system 20.4 9.4 1.8 11.8 4.7 1.2
Thyroid 33.4 14.5 2.2 80.4 32.3 3.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 7.0 3.2 1.1 11.0 4.6 1.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 60.0 29.3 3.3 51.8 20.4 2.5
Multiple myeloma 15.6 8.0 1.8 16.8 6.5 1.4
Leukemias 44.2 21.4 2.8 33.8 13.4 2.0

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 per year are unstable and should be used with caution. NOS = Not otherwise specified.