Cancer Incidence for Hempstead and Long Beach, Nassau 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 | 2369.4 | 595.9 | 10.7 | 2373.6 | 470.5 | 8.5 |
| Oral cavity and pharynx | 55.4 | 13.4 | 1.6 | 30.2 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
| Esophagus | 29.2 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 8.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Stomach | 39.6 | 10.1 | 1.4 | 30.2 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Colorectal | 214.6 | 54.6 | 3.3 | 220.8 | 41.3 | 2.4 |
| Colon excluding rectum | 148.8 | 38.4 | 2.8 | 165.4 | 30.7 | 2.1 |
| Rectum & rectosigmoid | 65.8 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 55.4 | 10.6 | 1.2 |
| Liver / intrahepatic bile duct | 46.4 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 17.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Pancreas | 72.8 | 18.7 | 1.9 | 64.8 | 11.8 | 1.3 |
| Larynx | 25.0 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Lung and bronchus | 270.4 | 69.2 | 3.7 | 296.2 | 56.3 | 2.9 |
| Melanoma of the skin | 121.0 | 30.6 | 2.4 | 79.6 | 16.5 | 1.6 |
| Female breast | 707.6 | 143.4 | 4.7 | |||
| Cervix uteri | 32.6 | 7.6 | 1.2 | |||
| Corpus uterus and NOS | 160.2 | 31.1 | 2.2 | |||
| Ovary | 73.6 | 14.6 | 1.5 | |||
| Prostate | 702.2 | 171.1 | 5.7 | |||
| Testis | 22.4 | 6.3 | 1.2 | |||
| Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) | 174.2 | 45.0 | 3.0 | 67.8 | 12.5 | 1.3 |
| Kidney and renal pelvis | 105.4 | 26.2 | 2.2 | 59.6 | 11.7 | 1.3 |
| Brain and other nervous system | 28.6 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 25.6 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Thyroid | 37.6 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 103.8 | 23.7 | 2.0 |
| Hodgkin lymphoma | 13.8 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| Non-Hodgkin lymphomas | 110.2 | 28.2 | 2.4 | 102.2 | 20.3 | 1.8 |
| Multiple myeloma | 36.0 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 32.2 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| Leukemias | 70.6 | 18.2 | 1.9 | 49.6 | 10.1 | 1.3 |
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.


