Cancer Incidence for Remainder of Rockland County, Rockland 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 591.6 687.7 24.8 534.6 507.1 19.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 10.4 11.2 3.0 5.4 5.2 2.0
Esophagus 9.8 11.4 3.2 3.4 3.1 1.5
Stomach 11.4 14.7 3.8 6.6 6.2 2.1
Colorectal 47.4 60.2 7.7 41.8 39.5 5.4
Colon excluding rectum 35.6 45.3 6.7 32.8 31.2 4.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 11.8 14.9 3.8 9.0 8.4 2.5
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 9.2 11.6 3.4 6.0 5.9 2.1
Pancreas 14.6 18.2 4.2 12.6 11.6 2.9
Larynx 5.0 6.0 2.4 0.6 0.5 0.6
Lung and bronchus 71.2 86.5 9.0 62.6 57.0 6.3
Melanoma of the skin 29.2 33.1 5.4 19.8 19.9 3.9
Female breast       164.6 154.9 10.6
Cervix uteri       6.4 7.1 2.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       38.6 34.2 4.8
Ovary       16.8 16.0 3.4
Prostate 206.8 219.1 13.4      
Testis 7.4 9.7 3.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 41.4 52.3 7.1 14.8 13.3 3.0
Kidney and renal pelvis 21.8 24.7 4.6 11.6 10.9 2.8
Brain and other nervous system 7.0 8.4 2.8 7.2 7.6 2.5
Thyroid 8.4 9.9 3.0 24.6 27.4 4.8
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.2 2.7 1.6 3.8 4.7 2.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 26.0 30.2 5.2 25.0 23.6 4.1
Multiple myeloma 7.2 8.0 2.6 6.6 6.2 2.1
Leukemias 16.2 20.0 4.4 15.0 14.3 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.