Cancer Incidence for North Hempstead, Nassau County, 2004-2008

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 738.4 566.0 18.3 715.6 459.4 15.1
Oral cavity and pharynx 16.2 12.4 2.7 11.4 7.7 2.0
Esophagus 8.6 6.6 2.0 3.6 2.1 0.9
Stomach 13.6 10.3 2.4 8.4 5.1 1.5
Colorectal 67.4 52.1 5.6 65.4 38.2 4.1
Colon excluding rectum 46.2 35.3 4.5 48.8 27.9 3.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 21.2 16.8 3.2 16.6 10.3 2.2
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 12.4 9.5 2.4 5.6 3.4 1.2
Pancreas 17.8 13.7 2.8 22.0 12.8 2.4
Larynx 6.4 4.8 1.7 1.8 1.1 0.7
Lung and bronchus 74.4 56.6 5.8 75.8 44.7 4.5
Melanoma of the skin 42.6 33.0 4.4 29.8 20.9 3.3
Female breast       215.8 143.4 8.6
Cervix uteri       9.6 7.6 2.1
Corpus uterus and NOS       47.8 30.0 3.8
Ovary       21.4 13.9 2.6
Prostate 221.2 165.5 9.8      
Testis 6.0 6.0 2.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 58.0 43.9 5.1 20.6 11.7 2.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 30.6 22.6 3.6 18.4 12.0 2.5
Brain and other nervous system 10.4 8.5 2.3 9.4 6.8 1.9
Thyroid 12.6 10.4 2.6 28.8 24.2 3.9
Hodgkin lymphoma 4.8 4.3 1.7 4.0 3.6 1.6
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 34.2 27.0 4.0 29.8 18.4 3.0
Multiple myeloma 12.2 8.9 2.2 9.4 5.5 1.6
Leukemias 25.0 19.7 3.5 17.6 10.6 2.2

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