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.


