Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Albany County, 2004-2008

Source: New York State Cancer Registry

Site of Cancer Incidence Mortality
Males Females Males Females
Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Cases Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Deaths Rate per 100,000 Males 95% CI (+/-) Average Annual Deaths Rate per 100,000 Females 95% CI (+/-)
All Invasive Malignant Tumors 896.8 636.2 18.9 839.6 456.0 14.1 318.4 233.6 11.6 314.8 157.2 8.0
Oral cavity and pharynx 23.4 15.9 2.9 10.4 5.7 1.6 4.4 3.1 1.3 2.4 1.0 0.6
Esophagus 14.8 9.9 2.3 5.4 2.7 1.1 13.0 9.2 2.3 4.4 2.2 0.9
Stomach 16.0 11.7 2.6 9.4 4.8 1.4 6.8 5.1 1.7 4.0 2.1 0.9
Colorectal 81.0 58.0 5.7 85.0 42.6 4.2 27.4 20.0 3.4 30.8 14.3 2.3
Colon excluding rectum 55.8 40.4 4.8 64.6 32.0 3.6 21.0 15.4 3.0 26.0 12.0 2.1
Rectum & rectosigmoid 25.2 17.6 3.1 20.4 10.6 2.1 6.4 4.6 1.6 4.8 2.3 1.0
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 14.8 10.4 2.4 9.2 4.8 1.4 12.0 8.6 2.2 7.8 3.9 1.2
Pancreas 22.4 16.5 3.1 21.0 10.8 2.1 18.4 13.8 2.8 18.4 9.2 1.9
Larynx 11.6 7.9 2.1 3.4 1.9 0.9 3.6 2.6 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.5
Lung and bronchus 128.8 92.9 7.3 130.0 69.6 5.4 94.8 68.3 6.2 92.8 47.8 4.4
Melanoma of the skin 27.8 19.4 3.3 22.2 13.1 2.5 6.2 4.4 1.6 3.8 2.0 0.9
Female breast       227.8 127.2 7.5       44.2 22.3 3.0
Cervix uteri       9.2 6.2 1.8       3.0 1.6 0.8
Corpus uterus and NOS       46.4 25.2 3.3       7.8 4.1 1.3
Ovary       20.6 11.2 2.2       16.6 8.7 1.9
Prostate 252.2 174.9 9.8       27.8 21.9 3.7      
Testis 8.4 6.2 1.9       0.2 0.1 0.3      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 76.0 55.3 5.6 26.6 13.2 2.3 10.0 7.6 2.1 3.2 1.3 0.7
Kidney and renal pelvis 32.2 22.4 3.5 20.4 11.6 2.3 8.8 6.6 2.0 3.8 1.8 0.8
Brain and other nervous system 14.0 9.9 2.4 8.8 5.1 1.6 9.6 6.7 1.9 6.2 3.1 1.1
Thyroid 10.8 7.3 2.0 28.6 18.3 3.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 9.4 6.6 2.0 6.6 4.4 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.4
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 41.6 30.2 4.2 40.2 21.7 3.1 11.8 8.9 2.3 12.2 5.5 1.4
Multiple myeloma 12.0 8.3 2.1 8.8 4.6 1.4 5.4 3.9 1.5 4.6 2.2 0.9
Leukemias 28.8 20.6 3.4 18.8 10.4 2.2 17.0 12.6 2.7 9.6 4.7 1.4

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 or deaths per year are unstable and should be used with caution. NOS = Not otherwise specified.