Cancer Incidence for Southwest, 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 546.4 565.5 21.2 552.4 428.6 16.0
Oral cavity and pharynx 14.6 15.0 3.4 7.2 5.5 1.8
Esophagus 8.6 8.8 2.6 3.6 2.5 1.2
Stomach 13.6 14.0 3.3 9.6 7.1 2.0
Colorectal 53.4 55.5 6.7 53.8 38.9 4.6
Colon excluding rectum 35.8 37.3 5.5 40.0 28.7 4.0
Rectum & rectosigmoid 17.6 18.2 3.8 13.8 10.2 2.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 17.4 17.7 3.7 5.2 4.0 1.5
Pancreas 10.2 10.6 2.9 17.4 12.2 2.6
Larynx 8.8 9.1 2.7 2.0 1.4 0.9
Lung and bronchus 71.4 74.2 7.7 72.0 53.2 5.5
Melanoma of the skin 16.8 17.5 3.7 13.4 10.7 2.6
Female breast       146.0 117.6 8.5
Cervix uteri       11.0 9.9 2.6
Corpus uterus and NOS       38.8 31.4 4.4
Ovary       17.0 13.8 2.9
Prostate 152.8 156.1 11.1      
Testis 4.4 4.7 2.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 36.8 38.4 5.5 15.6 11.1 2.5
Kidney and renal pelvis 21.6 22.3 4.2 13.0 9.9 2.4
Brain and other nervous system 8.4 8.7 2.6 6.0 4.8 1.7
Thyroid 5.4 5.6 2.1 18.0 16.7 3.5
Hodgkin lymphoma 2.4 2.6 1.5 3.8 3.4 1.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 21.6 22.7 4.3 23.4 18.0 3.3
Multiple myeloma 12.8 13.4 3.3 9.0 6.7 2.0
Leukemias 17.4 18.2 3.8 16.8 12.7 2.7

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.