Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Kings County (Brooklyn), 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 5304.8 519.4 6.3 5485.8 383.9 4.6 1706.2 175.0 3.8 1859.6 126.9 2.6
Oral cavity and pharynx 144.6 13.4 1.0 80.4 5.6 0.6 42.8 4.0 0.5 18.0 1.3 0.3
Esophagus 65.8 6.4 0.7 31.2 2.1 0.3 50.0 4.9 0.6 23.8 1.6 0.3
Stomach 175.2 17.9 1.2 137.6 9.4 0.7 88.6 9.3 0.9 63.2 4.3 0.5
Colorectal 601.0 60.3 2.2 653.0 44.7 1.5 210.2 21.9 1.3 221.8 14.9 0.9
Colon excluding rectum 421.4 42.9 1.9 487.4 33.2 1.3 179.8 18.8 1.2 192.8 12.9 0.8
Rectum & rectosigmoid 179.6 17.4 1.2 165.6 11.5 0.8 30.4 3.1 0.5 29.0 2.0 0.3
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 151.2 14.1 1.0 65.6 4.5 0.5 99.8 9.4 0.8 56.0 3.8 0.4
Pancreas 139.0 14.2 1.1 162.4 10.9 0.8 105.0 10.8 0.9 129.2 8.6 0.7
Larynx 73.2 7.0 0.7 19.4 1.3 0.3 25.2 2.5 0.4 6.6 0.4 0.2
Lung and bronchus 631.4 63.4 2.2 536.4 36.9 1.4 444.2 45.2 1.9 341.6 23.3 1.1
Melanoma of the skin 108.0 10.5 0.9 95.4 6.7 0.6 15.6 1.6 0.4 15.4 1.0 0.2
Female breast       1443.2 103.0 2.4       341.0 23.6 1.1
Cervix uteri       150.0 10.9 0.8       45.8 3.3 0.4
Corpus uterus and NOS       405.0 28.2 1.2       85.2 5.8 0.6
Ovary       168.2 11.9 0.8       100.6 6.9 0.6
Prostate 1611.8 156.6 3.5       201.2 22.6 1.4      
Testis 50.4 4.1 0.5       2.2 0.2 0.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 291.4 30.1 1.6 125.0 8.4 0.7 42.6 4.7 0.6 25.6 1.7 0.3
Kidney and renal pelvis 198.8 19.2 1.2 121.8 8.5 0.7 36.0 3.7 0.5 23.6 1.6 0.3
Brain and other nervous system 70.2 6.3 0.7 67.0 4.9 0.5 34.6 3.3 0.5 30.0 2.1 0.3
Thyroid 68.8 6.2 0.7 262.0 19.1 1.0 4.8 0.5 0.2 10.0 0.7 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 44.2 3.8 0.5 38.8 2.8 0.4 6.4 0.6 0.2 3.8 0.3 0.1
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 228.8 22.1 1.3 213.2 14.9 0.9 60.0 6.1 0.7 64.6 4.4 0.5
Multiple myeloma 81.4 8.0 0.8 87.6 6.1 0.6 29.2 2.9 0.5 32.0 2.2 0.3
Leukemias 133.6 13.1 1.0 119.8 8.4 0.7 66.0 6.7 0.7 57.4 3.9 0.5

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.