Cancer Incidence for Northwest, Westchester 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 417.4 617.1 26.5 399.4 467.5 20.5
Oral cavity and pharynx 10.6 14.3 3.8 5.0 5.9 2.3
Esophagus 7.0 10.3 3.4 3.8 4.4 2.0
Stomach 8.8 13.7 4.0 5.2 5.3 2.0
Colorectal 37.0 55.5 8.0 38.8 44.1 6.2
Colon excluding rectum 27.8 42.6 7.1 31.2 35.6 5.6
Rectum & rectosigmoid 9.2 12.9 3.7 7.6 8.5 2.7
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 10.8 15.3 4.1 2.2 2.5 1.5
Pancreas 9.6 14.2 4.0 9.4 10.0 2.9
Larynx 5.2 6.9 2.6 0.4 0.5 0.7
Lung and bronchus 45.0 68.5 8.9 53.8 61.2 7.3
Melanoma of the skin 15.0 22.1 5.0 12.4 15.3 3.8
Female breast       117.6 139.5 11.3
Cervix uteri       6.8 8.8 2.9
Corpus uterus and NOS       25.4 29.7 5.2
Ovary       11.6 13.8 3.6
Prostate 129.0 188.0 14.5      
Testis 3.6 5.0 2.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 31.2 49.9 7.8 9.6 10.7 3.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 12.6 18.6 4.6 9.2 10.9 3.1
Brain and other nervous system 6.6 9.4 3.2 4.0 5.2 2.3
Thyroid 6.2 7.7 2.7 16.6 22.1 4.8
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.8 3.8 2.0 2.6 4.2 2.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 22.6 33.0 6.1 13.6 15.7 3.7
Multiple myeloma 5.8 8.4 3.0 3.0 3.4 1.7
Leukemias 12.6 19.5 4.8 11.2 13.0 3.4

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.