Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Schenectady 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 461.2 588.2 24.2 450.2 453.9 19.4 178.2 225.5 14.9 169.6 154.9 10.8
Oral cavity and pharynx 12.4 15.0 3.8 4.0 4.4 2.0 2.2 2.6 1.6 1.0 0.8 0.7
Esophagus 8.0 10.3 3.2 2.0 1.8 1.2 7.2 9.2 3.0 1.8 1.6 1.1
Stomach 10.2 13.3 3.7 5.0 4.5 1.8 4.4 5.7 2.4 3.0 2.7 1.4
Colorectal 46.4 59.2 7.7 45.2 40.9 5.6 16.0 20.0 4.4 16.4 13.1 3.0
Colon excluding rectum 32.2 41.0 6.4 32.8 29.3 4.7 12.6 15.8 3.9 12.8 9.8 2.5
Rectum & rectosigmoid 14.2 18.2 4.3 12.4 11.7 3.0 3.4 4.1 2.0 3.6 3.4 1.6
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 8.4 10.5 3.2 3.0 3.2 1.7 6.0 7.5 2.7 2.6 2.7 1.5
Pancreas 13.4 17.0 4.1 13.4 12.3 3.1 12.0 15.2 3.9 10.4 8.8 2.5
Larynx 6.0 7.6 2.7 1.4 1.5 1.1 2.6 3.3 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.4
Lung and bronchus 67.8 86.1 9.2 68.8 66.7 7.3 48.6 61.9 7.8 46.0 44.2 5.9
Melanoma of the skin 17.4 22.5 4.8 11.6 13.9 3.7 3.8 4.7 2.1 2.2 2.1 1.3
Female breast       126.6 132.7 10.6       24.2 22.6 4.2
Cervix uteri       4.4 5.0 2.2       3.0 3.3 1.7
Corpus uterus and NOS       28.4 29.5 4.9       4.2 3.8 1.7
Ovary       9.4 9.8 2.9       8.4 8.5 2.6
Prostate 108.0 137.3 11.7       17.6 22.1 4.6      
Testis 5.0 7.1 2.8       0.0 0.0 0.0      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 35.8 45.9 6.8 16.2 14.9 3.4 5.8 7.4 2.7 4.2 3.4 1.5
Kidney and renal pelvis 21.4 27.1 5.2 9.6 9.3 2.7 5.4 6.8 2.6 2.8 2.3 1.3
Brain and other nervous system 6.2 7.9 2.8 6.2 6.7 2.4 3.4 4.3 2.1 3.8 3.6 1.7
Thyroid 3.4 4.6 2.2 12.6 15.9 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.3
Hodgkin lymphoma 3.6 5.3 2.5 1.4 1.8 1.4 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.2
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 21.4 27.1 5.2 18.4 18.1 3.8 9.0 11.7 3.5 5.2 4.4 1.8
Multiple myeloma 6.4 7.8 2.7 4.0 4.0 1.8 2.6 3.4 1.9 2.8 2.3 1.3
Leukemias 18.2 23.5 4.9 10.2 10.9 3.1 7.2 9.1 3.0 4.2 4.1 1.8

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.