Cancer Incidence for Northwest, Westchester 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 413.2 601.2 25.9 409.4 475.5 20.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 11.6 15.2 3.9 5.2 6.2 2.4
Esophagus 7.6 10.8 3.4 3.2 3.7 1.8
Stomach 7.6 12.0 3.8 5.6 5.8 2.1
Colorectal 33.0 48.3 7.4 37.0 41.4 6.0
Colon excluding rectum 25.4 38.3 6.7 31.0 34.9 5.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 7.6 10.1 3.2 6.0 6.6 2.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 10.6 14.7 4.0 2.6 2.8 1.5
Pancreas 9.6 14.0 4.0 11.2 11.5 3.0
Larynx 4.8 6.5 2.6 0.8 1.0 1.0
Lung and bronchus 45.8 69.2 9.0 51.4 58.6 7.2
Melanoma of the skin 18.2 26.1 5.4 12.0 14.9 3.8
Female breast       125.6 147.7 11.6
Cervix uteri       5.4 7.1 2.7
Corpus uterus and NOS       27.2 31.7 5.3
Ovary       11.8 13.8 3.5
Prostate 125.4 177.9 13.9      
Testis 3.4 4.7 2.2      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 29.0 45.8 7.5 9.2 10.0 2.9
Kidney and renal pelvis 13.8 19.9 4.7 9.4 11.2 3.2
Brain and other nervous system 6.8 9.4 3.2 3.8 4.9 2.2
Thyroid 6.6 8.3 2.8 20.6 27.1 5.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 1.6 2.3 1.6 1.8 2.8 1.8
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 21.8 31.9 6.0 13.6 15.5 3.7
Multiple myeloma 6.4 9.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 1.7
Leukemias 14.4 22.2 5.1 10.8 12.0 3.2

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.