Cancer Incidence for the City of Yonkers, 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 545.2 572.2 21.5 554.8 433.3 16.1
Oral cavity and pharynx 15.6 16.3 3.6 8.0 6.3 2.0
Esophagus 8.0 8.3 2.6 3.2 2.2 1.1
Stomach 13.2 13.9 3.4 11.8 8.9 2.3
Colorectal 57.6 60.8 7.0 58.8 42.8 4.9
Colon excluding rectum 37.8 40.0 5.7 44.8 32.5 4.3
Rectum & rectosigmoid 19.8 20.8 4.1 14.0 10.4 2.4
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 15.4 16.0 3.6 5.4 4.2 1.6
Pancreas 9.4 10.0 2.9 15.8 10.9 2.4
Larynx 9.0 9.4 2.7 2.0 1.6 1.0
Lung and bronchus 74.2 78.1 7.9 68.4 51.0 5.4
Melanoma of the skin 16.8 17.7 3.8 13.2 10.4 2.5
Female breast       146.0 118.6 8.6
Cervix uteri       11.4 10.3 2.7
Corpus uterus and NOS       41.2 33.4 4.6
Ovary       17.2 14.1 3.0
Prostate 150.8 156.4 11.2      
Testis 4.0 4.3 1.9      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 39.6 42.0 5.9 16.6 12.0 2.6
Kidney and renal pelvis 20.4 21.3 4.1 12.4 9.5 2.4
Brain and other nervous system 7.6 7.9 2.5 6.0 4.7 1.7
Thyroid 4.6 4.8 2.0 17.0 15.7 3.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.0 3.3 1.7 3.6 3.2 1.5
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 22.4 23.9 4.4 22.0 16.9 3.2
Multiple myeloma 11.0 11.6 3.1 6.8 5.1 1.7
Leukemias 16.8 17.8 3.8 16.4 12.6 2.7

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.