Cancer Incidence for North Hempstead, 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 760.6 580.5 18.4 730.4 469.2 15.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 17.0 12.8 2.7 12.6 8.7 2.1
Esophagus 9.8 7.5 2.1 3.8 2.1 0.9
Stomach 13.4 10.1 2.4 8.2 4.9 1.5
Colorectal 61.8 47.7 5.3 62.8 36.7 4.1
Colon excluding rectum 42.6 32.2 4.3 47.0 27.0 3.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 19.2 15.5 3.1 15.8 9.7 2.1
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 12.8 9.6 2.4 5.8 3.5 1.3
Pancreas 17.6 13.4 2.8 22.0 12.7 2.4
Larynx 6.4 4.8 1.7 1.4 0.8 0.6
Lung and bronchus 70.8 54.0 5.6 77.4 45.1 4.5
Melanoma of the skin 47.2 36.4 4.6 31.4 22.4 3.5
Female breast       224.2 150.0 8.8
Cervix uteri       9.6 7.6 2.2
Corpus uterus and NOS       46.4 29.1 3.7
Ovary       22.8 14.8 2.7
Prostate 232.2 172.5 9.9      
Testis 6.8 7.0 2.4      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 60.8 45.5 5.1 21.2 11.8 2.2
Kidney and renal pelvis 32.8 24.5 3.7 18.8 11.9 2.4
Brain and other nervous system 10.2 8.3 2.3 10.2 7.5 2.1
Thyroid 12.0 10.1 2.6 30.0 24.7 4.0
Hodgkin lymphoma 5.2 4.6 1.8 3.0 2.7 1.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 34.4 26.8 4.0 29.4 17.8 2.9
Multiple myeloma 12.6 9.2 2.3 9.4 5.6 1.6
Leukemias 27.8 21.9 3.6 18.0 11.0 2.3

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.