Cancer Incidence and Mortality for Westchester 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 2640.6 573.3 9.9 2708.2 454.4 7.8 803.6 181.1 5.6 913.6 142.6 4.2
Oral cavity and pharynx 65.0 13.6 1.5 34.8 5.8 0.9 11.8 2.5 0.6 7.0 1.1 0.4
Esophagus 32.2 7.0 1.1 15.4 2.4 0.5 27.6 6.0 1.0 10.0 1.5 0.4
Stomach 51.4 11.4 1.4 42.0 6.6 0.9 24.0 5.3 1.0 24.0 3.6 0.7
Colorectal 244.8 53.5 3.0 267.8 42.6 2.3 75.4 17.3 1.8 95.0 14.1 1.3
Colon excluding rectum 173.2 38.3 2.6 204.0 32.2 2.0 60.6 13.9 1.6 80.6 11.9 1.2
Rectum & rectosigmoid 71.6 15.3 1.6 63.8 10.4 1.2 14.8 3.3 0.8 14.4 2.2 0.5
Liver / intrahepatic bile duct 53.8 11.1 1.3 19.8 3.3 0.7 33.8 7.2 1.1 18.6 2.9 0.6
Pancreas 67.8 14.8 1.6 76.2 11.7 1.2 55.0 12.2 1.5 60.4 9.1 1.0
Larynx 27.4 5.9 1.0 7.6 1.3 0.4 7.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 0.3 0.2
Lung and bronchus 290.4 64.4 3.3 325.2 53.1 2.6 206.4 46.2 2.8 208.8 33.1 2.0
Melanoma of the skin 112.6 24.4 2.0 86.6 15.1 1.4 15.8 3.5 0.8 9.0 1.4 0.4
Female breast       800.4 137.4 4.3       146.8 23.6 1.7
Cervix uteri       40.0 7.3 1.0       11.6 2.0 0.5
Corpus uterus and NOS       178.0 30.0 2.0       36.4 5.8 0.9
Ovary       83.2 14.1 1.4       49.4 7.9 1.0
Prostate 821.0 174.8 5.4       90.2 21.6 2.0      
Testis 26.8 6.2 1.1       0.2 0.0 0.1      
Urinary bladder (incl. in situ) 185.0 41.6 2.7 72.0 11.3 1.2 29.2 6.7 1.1 16.2 2.4 0.5
Kidney and renal pelvis 100.4 21.5 1.9 57.4 9.5 1.1 20.8 4.6 0.9 12.4 1.9 0.5
Brain and other nervous system 38.0 8.1 1.2 28.8 5.2 0.9 24.2 5.2 0.9 17.4 2.9 0.6
Thyroid 40.4 8.4 1.2 111.6 21.6 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.3 3.0 0.4 0.2
Hodgkin lymphoma 14.6 3.2 0.7 19.0 4.1 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.3 3.4 0.6 0.3
Non-Hodgkin lymphomas 126.4 27.7 2.2 116.0 19.1 1.6 36.6 8.3 1.2 34.0 5.2 0.8
Multiple myeloma 42.0 9.0 1.2 32.0 5.1 0.8 17.0 3.8 0.8 16.6 2.5 0.5
Leukemias 84.6 18.7 1.8 66.6 10.9 1.2 39.4 9.0 1.3 33.4 5.1 0.8

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.